Care & Support Worker

Housing Plus Group; South Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave (pro-rata)

Sick pay

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Healthcare Portal

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Housing Plus Group is seeking a dedicated Care and Support Worker for Corsers Court in South Staffordshire. This role involves providing on-site care and personal support to residents, building meaningful connections, and working within a stable team environment.

You will contribute to a culture of empathy, dignity and inclusivity, with a robust induction and ongoing development opportunities to help you grow in the role.

Qualifications

• Caring, Compassion, Communication, Courage, Commitment (values and behaviours)
• On-site care and support in Retirement Living Plus setting

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site care and support at Corsers Court.
• Build meaningful connections with multiple customers.
• Participate in induction and ongoing personal development.
• Work in a single, dedicated location per shift.

Job description

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

Corsers 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.

Benefits:

• As well as a comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available, we can offer our Care and Support Workers 22 days annual leave (pro-rata to hours worked) and Occupational Sick Pay.
• We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme plus more.

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.