Care Support Assistant

NHS; Colne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is looking for a Care Support Assistant in Colne. This part-time role involves assisting clients with daily living activities and promoting their independence. Candidates should possess good communication skills and a desire to care for others. Full training is provided along with a competitive pay rate of £14.75 per hour after training completion.

Benefits

Good Rate of Pay

Paid annual holiday leave

Full training

Confidential employee assistance helpline

Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care

Blue Light membership

Refer a friend scheme

Online employee portal

Qualifications

• Must have good communication skills and a desire to care for others.
• Experience with learning disabilities and challenging behavior is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living activities including personal care and meal preparation.
• Support vulnerable clients to promote their independence.
• Administer medication may be required.

Skills

Good communication skills

Desire to care for others

Experience with learning disabilities

UK full driving license

Job description

Overview

Are you caring, compassionate and would like to make a difference to someone’s life? Then come and join us for a rewarding career in care.

We are looking for a Care Support Assistant to join our team to support a client based in Colne.

Full training will be given to set you on your path to being a Care Support Assistant, where you will be paid a competitive rate of pay after completion of training. We offer you time to do the training before you start whilst we carry out our recruitment processes.

This job involves waking nights with the opportunity for some day shifts and attracts a competitive rate of pay of £14.75 per hour (after completion of training).

This is a complex care role and you will be working on a 2:1 basis. This is a part-time role and you must be able to work at least 24 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Full assistance with all aspects of daily living – includes personal care, meal preparation, eating & drinking, maintaining the home environment, maintaining safety, social activities both in & out the house, toileting, high sensory needs which includes the need for a bath several times per day, time in sensory room, and other complex interventions.
• Assisting and supporting vulnerable clients to enable them to live the life they choose (where possible) to promote their independence. Your role will include companionship, supporting with housework, running errands and supporting with preparing and cooking meals. Administering medication may be required.

Skills and Experience

• You are required to have good communication skills and have a desire to care for others. Possessing a UK full driving license and having some previous experience would be advantageous.
• Experience working with someone with learning disabilities & challenging behaviour will be an advantage.

What we offer

• Good Rate of Pay
• Paid annual holiday leave
• Full training
• Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care
• Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts with 15,000 brand partners
• Refer a friend scheme
• Online employee portal - where information and self-service is available
• Employee feedback surveys and recognition

About us

Your Life Your Way are committed to conducting a Safer Recruitment Process to protect the people we support. Please be aware that all our vacancies are subject to pre-employment checks e.g. DBS and references. A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role.

If you would like to apply to become our Care Support Assistant, please complete an application form online and attach your CV.

Person Specification

• Experience working with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour will be an advantage
• Possessing a UK full driving license and having some previous experience would be advantageous.

Disclosure and Safeguarding

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.