Care and Support Worker - Ashwood

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Continuous professional development

Job summary

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited is seeking a part-time Care and Support Worker to join Ashwood, ShireLiving, in Oswestry. You will contribute to a home-for-life community for residents aged 55+ and provide on-site care and support with a caring, compassionate approach.

Hours are 21 per week with on-site management support, working in a warm, engaging environment that promotes independence and inclusion for tenants with varying needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist tenants with personal care, shopping, cleaning, laundry, socialisation and meal preparation.
• Support tenants to participate in social activities and events and community life.

Job description

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Job Reference wrekinhousinggroup/TP/661/784

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Part Time / Permanent

Working Hours:

21

Location:

Oswestry

Closing Date:

13/09/2026

Job Category:

Care & Support

Region / Division:

Choices

Business Unit:

Care and Support

Job Introduction

Job title:Care and Support Worker

Hours: 21 hours per week

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. As a Support Worker, you will be required to display the following values and behaviours:

• Own it – make it happen
• Improve 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 times
• Compassion -Requires a level of consideration, patience, empathy and understanding towards others people's situation and their needs
• Communication -Always listen carefully, speak to people and act in a way that the person can understand
• Courage -Not to be fearful of trying new things to improve the quality of care and raise any concerns proactively
• Commitment -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 mentoring
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leave
• Free onsite parking
• Paid Carer’s leave
• Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations
• Access to Blue Light Discount
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work 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.

*Terms and Conditions are subject to review and may be amended from time to time, any changes to benefits advertised would be discussed during offer and onboarding.