Care Support Worker - Mountfield

NorseCare; Norwich; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider is seeking a Care Support Worker in Norwich. The role involves assisting with personal care, promoting independence, and working collaboratively in a team. Ideal candidates will be passionate about providing compassionate care. The position offers £13.31 per hour with opportunities for career progression and additional hours, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Award-winning training

Weekend working enhancements

Access to Blue Light Card

Physiotherapy and chiropractor treatment

Qualifications

• Experience in care support or willingness to learn.
• A passion for helping others and promoting independence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with medical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and support tasks.
• Build relationships with colleagues and service users.
• Participate in wellbeing events and activities.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Compassionate care

Job description

Overview

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

Care Support Worker - Norwich

£13.31 per hour (Days) + enhancements

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.

About Mountfield

Mountfield is a private home operated by Norse Care for self-funders. Our recently fully refurbished residential care home is in the suburbs of North Norwich, located in New Catton. In close reach of Old Catton, Hellesdon and Sprowston. The home provides short-term and full-time care and support, specialising in care and support for people living with dementia.

Responsibilities

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 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.

Benefits & Other Information

Why work for Norse Care? We value the contribution that everyone at Norse Care makes to improving people's lives. 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.

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.