Care and Support Worker - Ashwood

Wrekin Housing Group; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & mentoring

Onsite parking

Carer’s leave

Blue Light Discount

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Long service recognition

Job summary

Wrekin Housing Group's Ashwood, ShireLiving service provides a home for life for residents aged 55+ at Ashwood, Oswestry. You will deliver compassionate care and support, enabling independence while staff are on-site 24 hours a day to ensure safety and security.

As a Care and Support Worker, you will assist with personal care, daily tasks, meal preparation and social activities, helping tenants live engaging, valued lives.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and patient approach to care.
• Reliable team player with good communication.
• Willingness to engage residents in activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist tenants with personal care, daily living tasks, and meal preparation.
• Support residents in activities and social events to promote wellbeing.

Job description

Job title: Care and Support Worker

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £14,359.80 per annum (Pro Rata'd)

Location: Ashwood, Oswestry, SY11 1PL

Are you seeking a new challenge as a Care and Support Worker that allows you the opportunity to demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature, delivering excellent care and support services? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Ashwood, ShireLiving service, offers people over the age of 55 a home for life where they can live independently within one of our apartments, with the additional reassurance that our team are on-site for 24 hours a day offering safety and security for all of our tenants who all have varying needs. Our vibrant communities within ShireLiving thrive on connection and joy, offering activities tailored to what our residents love most. Together, we create a warm, engaging environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

Our team of Care and Support Workers also support our tenants with social activities and events like bingo, live music, active gardening club, indoor bowling, craft activities, breakfast, lunches and snacks. When required, Care and Support Workers also support our tenants with personal care, shopping, cleaning, laundry, socialisation, medication management and meal preparation.

Joining our team at Ashwood will mean that you as a Care and Support Worker you will play a vital role in promoting and enabling inclusivity, individuality and independence through respectfully supporting our tenants who lead active lives exploring their interests. We are looking for individuals who demonstrate the behaviours that underpin our organisational values, to ensure that the services to our customers are excellent.

Values and behaviours:

• Own it – make it happenImprove it - move things forward.Live it – show understanding and compassion

Care and Support Workers must also demonstrate the following values and behaviours:

• Caring - Placing individuals at the heart of the care, ensuring services are delivered with empathy, dignity, respect, inclusivity and integrity at all timesCompassion - Requires a level of consideration, patience, empathy and understanding towards others people’s situation and their needsCommunication - Always listen carefully, speak to people and act in a way that the person can understandCourage - Not to be fearful of trying new things to improve the quality of care and raise any concerns proactivelyCommitment - Provide a positive environment, with flexible and a proactive approach to our customer’s needs, helping to make each day special. Working collaboratively with colleagues and be accountable for providing services that make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Further details of the role, responsibilities and requirements are available in the Job description and Person Specification attached.

In return, we offer our Support Workers a rewarding opportunity to work within a team of experienced mentors and peers, ensuring that you can thrive at work. Other benefits include:

• Continuous professional development with training, coaching, and mentoringEnhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leaveFree onsite parkingPaid Carer’s leaveAccess to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinationsAccess to Blue Light DiscountAccess to our Employee Assistance ProgrammeCycle to work schemeLong service recognition scheme

Our Inclusive Culture:

The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.