Care Assistant / Support Worker (AWDO-P15106) in Crawley)

AWD online; Crawley; On-site; GBP 1,929,000 - 2,080,000; Full time

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a Care Assistant / Support Worker to provide in-home care across Crawley and nearby areas. You will help service users live safely, comfortably and independently in their own homes while following care plans and safeguarding guidelines.

Applicants should have domiciliary care experience, medication handling skills, and a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle. Multiple contracts are available including full-time, part-time and bank staff roles.

Qualifications

• Experience in domiciliary care.
• Medication handling experience.
• Safeguarding experience.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Good comprehension of the English language.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Empathy and compassion in supporting service users.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to work alone in a community setting.
• Understanding safeguarding processes and empowerment principles.
• Moving and positioning techniques training.
• Accurate record keeping skills.
• Flexible, reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Providing Personal Support: assist service users with day-to-day care needs.
• Supporting Independence: help service users remain safe and independent at home.
• Offering Companionship: provide friendly, reassuring support.
• Preparing Meals: assist with meal prep and diet.
• Following Care Plans: deliver care in line with plans and procedures.
• Handling Medication Safely: support medication handling as per plan.
• Noticing Changes: report changes in a service user's condition.
• Maintaining Records: complete visit notes and report concerns.
• Working Safely: follow safeguarding and health & safety guidelines.
• Building Relationships: communicate warmly with service users and families.
• Travelling Between Visits: travel to service users across areas.

Skills

Domiciliary care

Medication handling

Safeguarding

Manual handling

English proficiency

Empathy

Education

QCF/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Care Assistant / Support Worker

Full-Time – Part-Time – Bank Staff Positions Available

A rewarding opportunity for an experienced, caring and reliable person with a background in domiciliary care to support service users in their own homes, helping them remain safe, comfortable and independent in the local community.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Domiciliary Care Assistant, Home Care Assistant, Support Worker, Care Worker, Domiciliary Care Worker, Community Care Assistant, Home Care Worker, Personal Care Assistant, Carer

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates MUST have a Full Driving Licence and their own Vehicle

SALARY: £14.00 per Hour Weekdays and £14.50 per Hour at Weekends + 40p per Mile

LOCATION: Successful candidates will work in one of the following areas that are closest to where the live:

• Crawley and Horsham
• Haywards Heath
• Worthing and Littlehampton
• Bongor and Chichester

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Part-Time, Permanent and Bank Staff Positions Available

JOB OVERVIEW

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who wants to make a positive difference to people’s lives while working as a Care Assistant / Support Worker in the local community.

As a Care Assistant / Support Worker, you will provide friendly, practical and personal support to service users, helping them live as independently as possible in their own homes.

The company is looking for a Care Assistant / Support Worker who has previous domiciliary care experience, with good medication handling, safeguarding and manual handling experience.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Care Assistant / Support Worker include:

• Providing Personal Support: Assist service users with day-to-day care needs in a respectful, dignified and person-centred way
• Supporting Independence: Help service users remain safe, comfortable and independent within their own homes
• Offering Companionship: Provide friendly, reassuring support and social interaction during visits
• Preparing Meals: Help with meal preparation, balanced diets and light household tasks where outlined in the care plan
• Following Care Plans: Deliver support in line with care plans, risk assessments, training and company procedures
• Handling Medication Safely: Support medication handling in line with care plans, training and company procedures
• Noticing Changes: Recognise and report any changes in a service user’s condition, behaviour, mobility or circumstances
• Maintaining Records: Complete accurate visit notes and report any concerns, refusals, cancellations or safeguarding matters to the office
• Working Safely: Follow safeguarding, health and safety, manual handling, moving and positioning and infection control guidance at all times
• Building Relationships: Communicate warmly and professionally with service users, families, colleagues and other people involved in their care
• Travelling Between Visits: Work across your agreed area, travelling to service users in the community

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Previous experience in domiciliary care
• Medication handling experience
• Safeguarding experience
• Manual handling experienceFull UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Good comprehension of the English language
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Able to show empathy, compassion and sensitivity when supporting service users
• Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
• Able to work alone in a community setting
• Ability to recognise poor practice, hazards and changes in service users’ needs or circumstances
• Understanding of safeguarding processes and the principles of empowerment
• Able to carry out moving and positioning techniques following training
• Accurate record keeping skills
• Flexible, reliable and punctual approach
• Must be able to work alternate weekends and some evenings
• Able to provide a consistent availability pattern
• Due to the nature of some personal care duties, female applicants are preferred where this is a genuine occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010

DESIRABLE

• QCF/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
• Understanding of supporting people to fulfil their potential and live independently
• Specialist training in areas such as diabetes, autism or learning disabilities

This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check

Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for these positions