Care and Support Worker - Cherry Tree Court

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited; Essington; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave (pro‑rata)

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Healthcare Portal

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Care & Support Worker role at Cherry Tree Court, Essington, WV11 2GB, part-time permanent, 21 hours per week. The role is onsite within a Retirement Living Plus property, providing dedicated care and support to residents and building meaningful connections.

You will join a values-driven team with a comprehensive induction, DBS check and ongoing training; 22 days annual leave pro-rata, a contributory pension, and employee health portal are available.

Responsibilities

• Care and Support Workers provide onsite support at Cherry Tree Court, Essington, without needing to travel between customers.
• Build meaningful connections with multiple residents and contribute to a stable, supportive environment.
• Participate in induction and ongoing personal development to deliver high-quality care.

Job description

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Care and Support Worker - Cherry Tree Court

Job Reference hpg/TP/751/821

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Part Time / Permanent

Working Hours:

21

Location:

Closing Date:

28/09/2026

Job Category:

Care & Support

Region / Division:

HPG - Care Plus

Business Unit:

Care and Support

Job Introduction

Job Title:Care & Support Worker

Location:Cherry Tree Court, Essington, WV11 2GB

Contract Type: Part Time, Permanent

Hours:21 hours per week

Are you seeking a rewarding, challenge as a Care and Support Worker that allows you the opportunity to make a difference every day? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Cherry Tree Court is one of our Organisations Retirement Living Plus properties, where our Care and Support workers are onsite to provide services unlike the traditional domiciliary care support services in other organisations. As the services are provided onsite this means the following:

• No traveling between customers – work in one dedicated location every shift.
• Build meaningful connections with multiple customers
• A stable, supportive environment where you can thrive and be part of our amazing team
• Care and Support Workers feel a sense of pride in caring for our customers and putting them at the heart of everything we do.
• We equip you with all the skills and confidence needed to handle any situation with a robust induction programme and ongoing personal development options.
• You’ll be surrounded by colleagues and managers who support and uplift you to be the best you can be.

We are looking for Care and Support Workers 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.

As well as a comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available, we can offer our Care and Support Workers22 daysannual leave (pro-rata to hours worked) and Occupational Sick Pay.We also offer theoptionto join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye carevouchersand a cycle to work schemeplus more. Please see our HPG Benefits page for more information.

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.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

• We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.
• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
• If you have not received an update within 2 working weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

*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.