Care Support Worker - Casual - Ellacombe

NorseCare; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Norwich seeks a Care Support Worker to assist with personal care and support tasks, promoting the independence of service users. Applicants should be passionate about care, demonstrate effective communication, and collaborate well in teams. This position offers competitive pay and access to extensive training programs to help you excel in your career.

Benefits

Weekend working enhancements

Access to a Blue Light Card

Physiotherapy and chiropractor treatment

Qualifications

• Experience in care or willingness to learn.
• Ability to promote independence and dignity.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and support tasks.
• Build strong relationships with service users.
• Respond to call bells and emergencies.

Skills

Passionate about supporting others

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Join our friendly, supportive and inclusive team at Ellacombe to help us make a real difference in the lives of our service users.

Care Support Worker - Norwich

£13.31 per hour (days) + enhancements

Casual

Are you an experienced Care professional or new to the industry? Come and work for Norse Care. We offer fully funded accredited courses, excellent career progression, and job satisfaction from improving people’s lives.

Please note that Norse Care are currently unable to provide sponsorship.

A day in the life

As a Care Support Worker you will assist with personal care and support tasks, enabling our service users to make informed choices, promoting their independence and dignity in line with their person-centred care plan.

Working as part of a team, you will build strong relationships with your colleagues and the service users, participating and supporting with wellbeing events and activities, and helping to promote a safe and engaging environment.

Responding to call bells and emergencies in a timely manner and communicating with other medical professionals and community stakeholders as required.

About you

We are looking for people who are passionate about supporting others by providing excellent care and who share our core values:

• We care completely.
• We collaborate proactively.
• We act with integrity.
• We pursue better.
• We make it happen.

We will be looking for you to demonstrate these at the interview stage!

About Ellacombe

Ellacombe is our residential care home nestled in the Thorpe Hamlet area close to the centre of Norwich. The home provides short-term and full-time care and support, specialising in care and support for people living with dementia.

Why work for Norse Care?

We value the contribution that everyone at Norse Care makes to improving people’s lives. It’s important to us that we give you the confidence and knowledge to perform your role to the best of your ability. We provide access to award-winning training, so our service users get the best care, and you have the tools for fantastic self-development, giving you ownership of your career. We want you to succeed!

We understand that working in care can be rewarding but also challenging, so your wellbeing is important to us. From day one, you will have access to a wide range of benefits alongside a great reward package including weekend working enhancements, access to a Blue Light Card, physiotherapy and chiropractor treatment, and more. For a complete list of what we offer, please visit our website.

Additional information

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. We expect all our colleagues to share our vision and values.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Due to the high number of applications we receive for our vacancies, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of the date you apply, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.