Care Assistant - Flexi (Grange Crescent Residential Home)

Sheffcare Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction and mentorship

Ongoing training and elearning access

Guaranteed working hours on permanent契

Job summary

Sheffcare Ltd seeks a Flexi Care Support Worker for Grange Crescent Residential Home in Sheffield. You will support residents to live as independently as possible, provide personal care, and help with daily living activities within a caring, respectful environment.

Employment offers full induction, mentorship, ongoing training, access to pension schemes, and guaranteed working hours on a permanent contract, with weekend shifts and bank holiday work as part of the rotation.

Qualifications

• Be adaptable to change.
• Have excellent observational skills.
• Be able to build trust and rapport with residents.
• Have good time management and organisational skills.
• Be willing to learn and develop.
• Be approachable and able to connect and empathise with others.
• Be able to use basic tech devices.

Responsibilities

• To support and assist residents to live as independently as possible.
• To empower residents to make their own decisions and choices.
• To provide support with personal care (washing, bathroom routines, dressing, eating/drinking).
• To offer physical and emotional support to residents.
• To help residents participate in daily living tasks and activities.
• To encourage engagement in social and wellbeing activities.
• To assist with health care and personal appointments.
• To, where trained, administer medication.
• To undertake safe manual handling with appropriate equipment.
• To maintain positive relationships with residents, families, colleagues and professionals.
• To record care using mobile technology.
• To uphold Sheffcare values and safe working practices.

Skills

Adaptable to change

Excellent observational skills

Build trust and rapport

Time management and organisation

Willing to learn and develop

Approachable and empathetic

Basic tech devices

Job description

Care Assistant - Flexi (Grange Crescent Residential Home)

Are you passionate about making a genuine difference in people’s lives? Do you want a career where kindness, dignity and respect are not just words, but the cornerstone of everything you do?

We are looking for a Flexi Care Support Worker to work at our residential care home based in Sharrow, S11.

Hours: 33 hours per week

Shift Pattern: 7:00pm to 7:00am (or 7:00am to 7:00pm) x 3 days or nights a week, including weekends (usually alternate) and bank holiday work

Pay: £12.98 per hour

All new team members are required to attend an induction at one of our training rooms in S13 or S3 prior to starting work in the care home. These are run every three weeks, starting on a Tuesday, between 9:30am until 3:30pm.

Person Specification:

• Be adaptable to change
• Have excellent observational skills
• Be able to build trust and rapport
• Have good time management and organisational skills
• Be willing to learn and develop
• Be approachable and able to connect and empathise with others
• Be able to use basic tech devices

What we offer:

• Full induction, mentorship and ongoing training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to 100+ elearning courses
• Guaranteed working hours on a permanent contract
• Career progression
• Access to diploma training courses
• Established not for profit charity
• Work in your local community
• Free drinks and subsidised meals
• Access to the NEST pension scheme
• Reward and recognition incentives
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Paid holiday which increases with length of service
• Enhanced maternity pay after 5years service
• Double pay on Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day
• Eligibility for The Company Shop membership

The job role:

• To support and assist our residents within our care home to live as independently as possible
• To empower people to make their own decisions and choices
• To provide support with personal care (e.g. washing, going to the bathroom, dressing, eating and drinking)
• To offer physical and emotional support to our residents
• To help our residents participate with daily living tasks and activities
• To encourage engagement of our residents in social and wellbeing activities
• To assist with health care and personal appointments
• Only where trained to do so, to administer medication
• To undertake manual handling, using equipment when required
• To support positive relationships with our residents, their family, colleagues and professionals
• To record care using mobile technology
• To uphold the Sheffcare values
• To implement and uphold safe working practices in line with our regulations and our policies and procedures
• To attend regular training where required

What we value:

Kindness

Dignity

Respect

Choices

We don’t accept discrimination based on:

• pregnancy and maternity
• religion or belief
• gender identity
• marriage and civil partnership

We want our workplace to feel inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to everyone. If you are suitably qualified, we would love to hear from you — whatever your background.

All Care Support Worker positions require an Enhanced DBS check as part of our commitment to safeguarding, full employment history details and reference information covering a minimum of 5 years (or longer, if you have worked in social care before).

We cannot accept applications from those requiring sponsorship.

Once you have submitted your application form, we will respond within 5 working days if your application has been selected for further consideration. Please be aware that due to the number of applications we receive, we may not always be able to respond to unsuccessful applicants.