Care & Support Worker - Community (Needs to be a driver)

Radis Community Care; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care provider in Shrewsbury is seeking Support Workers to provide care and support to individuals living independently in their homes. The role requires compassion and driving, with benefits like competitive pay rates, full training, and career progression. Ideal candidates should possess kindness and respect, understanding the importance of privacy and dignity in care.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Flexible hours

Free uniform and PPE

Career progression

Mileage allowance

Qualifications

• Driver with own transport is mandatory.
• Experience in care/support work is preferred.
• Understanding of privacy and dignity in care.

Responsibilities

• Provide care/support to individuals living independently.
• Assist with daily living tasks, personal care, and hygiene.
• Work with Adult Learning Disability service users.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Respect

Driving skills

Job description

Overview

Are you considering a career in Care/Support Work? Or are you an experienced Carer/Support Worker who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care/support that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people’s lives.

Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you in Shrewsbury, Shropshire right now. If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…

About the role

You will need to be a driver with your own transport (car, motorcycle, moped etc) - the work is not suited to non-drivers

As a Support Worker - Community you will provide care/support to the people we support living independently in their own homes, that is flexible and responsive to their needs. This can include assisting them with daily living tasks, personal care and hygiene, light meal preparation and domestic tasks and medication - this will mean you’ll understand the importance of privacy and dignity – so important to everyone. You will also work with Adult Learning Disability service users – and receive enhanced pay for these calls.

And always with a kind smile and a supportive word, even when sometimes a day is challenging!

Benefits for the Role

• PAY RATES: £12.60 Days, £12.90 Weekends, Bank Holidays £1 per hour uplift...
• Full and Part time hours available
• Free uniform and PPE
• Excellent career progression
• Fully structured support for all new starters available
• Full Out of Hours support
• full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.
• In-depth online & Office based training
• Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
• Paid Shadowing in the field
• You get paid by BACS every 4 weeks
• NEST Pension
• Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions
• We will pay for mandatory refresher training

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.

We support a range of people including the elderly and people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet the individual needs of the people we support, our support ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in support and can either be short or long-term.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

To apply for this role, you must have the right to live and work in the UK. We will request evidence of your immigration status as part of our recruitment process.

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