Care & Support Worker Days - St Nicholas House

Norse Commercial Services Limited; Breckland District; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend enhancements

Blue Light Card access

Physiotherapy

Chiropractor treatment

Fully funded accredited courses

Job summary

Norse Care is seeking a Care Support Worker for St Nicholas House in Dereham. You will assist with personal care, support service users to maintain independence, and follow a person-centred care plan to promote dignity and safety.

We offer fully funded accredited courses, clear career progression, and rewarding work that makes a difference in people’s lives. Weekend enhancements and other benefits are included, with a DBS check required.

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering high-quality care and supporting others.
• Willingness to undertake accredited training and development.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow person-centred plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and support tasks in line with the person-centred care plan.
• Promote independence and dignity for service users.
• Work as part of a team and support wellbeing events and activities.
• Respond to call bells and emergencies promptly and coordinate with other care professionals as required.

Job description

Job description

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

Care Support Worker – Dereham

£13.81 per hour (Days) + enhancements

26.13 hours per week + opportunity for additional hours

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 St Nicholas House:

St Nicholas House is our residential care home in Dereham, West Norfolk. The home provides short-term and full-time care and support, including specialist 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 click here to visit our website.

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