Care & Support Worker

Westminster Homecare; Sudbury CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Holiday pay & pension

Free DBS/PVG & uniform

Discounts on road costs

Maternity/paternity leave

Career development pathway

Wellbeing support

Referral scheme £400

Job summary

Westminster Homecare in Sudbury, England is seeking caring individuals to join our supported living teams across Sudbury, Haverhill, Lavenham, Long Melford, Great Cornard, Glemsford and surrounding areas. No previous experience required as full training is provided; driving with your own transport is preferred.

Roles involve a range from light domestic tasks to full personal care. Our services run 24/7 with flexible hours, offering steady work, ongoing development through the Care Certificate

Qualifications

• No previous care experience required; full training provided.
• Driver with own transport preferred for travel across areas.

Responsibilities

• Aid with light domestic tasks and personal care.
• Help service users maintain independence and dignity.
• Build relationships with clients and coordinate with care teams.
• Work across services when needed and provide flexibility.

Skills

Driver with own transport

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 13 - GBP 13.25 - hourly

Job Description

We are looking for people who have the right values, behaviours and attitudes to give the very best support to our service users who are supported within the supported living team in Sudbury, Haverhill, Lavenham, Long Melford Great Cornard, Glemsford and surrounding areas. You do not need to have previous experience as we will train and support you as you develop your experience within the role, ideally you would need to be a driver with your own transport.

Do you share our values?

• Committed and passionate about delivering the highest standard of quality care
• Ensuring our service users are always shown dignity and respect
• Will you empower, enable and encourage our service users to remain as independent as possible
• Working together with your team to achieve quality

The demand for our support services across the area is increasing and as such we need new and experienced support workers to join us so we can continue to deliver high quality personal care through our local, well supported care worker teams. Your duties may range from light domestic tasks to full personal care. By helping our customers to carry out everyday tasks you make a big difference to their lives.

Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so we can offer flexible hours. We work hard to ensure that you see the same customers regularly, providing continuity and allowing you to build up a good working relationship. We try to match like minded support workers and customers so that your job becomes as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. There is also work available in our domiciliary care service, you may be required to work across services when needed.

Our benefits include:

• Enhanced bank holiday rates
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £400 per referral