Care Support Worker

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Chester is seeking a compassionate Care Support Assistant to support a female client with learning disabilities. This full-time role includes day shifts and sleeping nights, with a pay of £12.75 per hour and £69.76 for sleeping nights. Candidates will receive full training and must have strong communication skills and a desire to care for others. A UK driving licence is advantageous.

Benefits

Good rate of pay

Paid annual leave

Full training provided

Confidential employee helpline

Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care

Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts

Refer a friend scheme

Early access pay

Qualifications

• Good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role.
• Possessing a UK full driving licence and having some previous experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support client with medication administration.
• Assist with budgeting and finance management.
• Help with cooking, cleaning, and socializing.

Skills

Good communication skills

Desire to care for others

UK full driving licence

Previous experience

Job description

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 come and join our team to support a female client with Learning Disabilities based in Chester, CH2.

Full training will be provided to set you on your path to being a Care Support Assistant, where you will be paid £12.75 per hour for day shifts and £69.76 per sleeping night shift, after training is completed.

This is a Full Time position of 36 hours per week and includes a mixture of day shifts and sleeping nights. Weekend work will be required.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting for a personal assistant to support our female client with social and domestic living tasks including but not limited to medication administration, helping to budget and finance management, cooking, cleaning, socialising, attending football, visiting family and attending appointments. Full training will be provided.

Skills and Experience required of our Care Support Assistant

You are required to have good communication skills and a desire to care for others. Possessing a UK full driving licence and having some previous experience would be advantageous.

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.

Benefits

• Good rate of pay
• Paid annual leave
• Full training provided
• Confidential employee 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
• Early access pay

Person Specification

• You are required to have good communication skills and have a desire to care for others.
• Possessing a UK full driving licence and having some previous experience would be advantageous.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

If you would like to apply to become our Care Support Assistant, please apply via our website by uploading a copy of your CV and filling in our short application form.