Care & Support Worker Days - Westfields

Norse Commercial Services Limited; Swaffham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend working enhancements

Blue Light Card

Physiotherapy

Chiropractor treatment

Welcome bonus

Job summary

Norse Care is seeking a Care Support Worker for our Westfields site in Swaffham. The role offers a starting rate of £13.81 per hour (days) with enhancements and opportunities for additional hours across multiple weekly shifts. A welcome bonus of £500 is available for a limited time.

We provide funded training, career progression, and a supportive team. Applicants should be passionate about helping others and will join a values-driven organisation committed to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or willingness to train.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and support tasks according to the person-centred care plan.
• Build relationships with service users and colleagues and support wellbeing events and activities.
• Respond to call bells and emergencies promptly and communicate with other professionals as required.

Job description

Job description

For a limited time only, join and receive a £500 welcome bonus

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

Care Support Worker - Swaffham

£13.81 per hour (Days) + enhancements

Multiple Hours Available:

20.13 hours per week + opportunity for additional hours

27.63 hours per week + opportunity for additional hours

35.25 hours per week + opportunity for additional hours

36 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 Westfields:

Westfields is our residential care home in Swaffham, West Norfolk. The home provides short-term and full-time care and support.

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.

• weekend working enhancements
• access to a Blue Light Card
• physiotherapy and chiropractor treatment

£250 will be payable at 3 months after successful mid-term probation review & £250 payable after successful probation period in the role. This is subject to successful performance, sickness reviews and completion of successful probation period. You will not be eligible for this bonus if you are currently a Care Team Leader within Norse Care. Bonus available for contracted positions for certain vacancies only.

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.