Care / Support worker - Weymouth Connect Day Centre (The Acorns)

Care Dorset; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Occupational Sick pay

Blue Light discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Training & development

Litmos learning platform

Refer a Friend Bonus

Awards and recognition

Job summary

Care Dorset Limited is recruiting for a 35-hour Care Assistant at Weymouth Connect Day Centre (Acorns), a specialist day respite service for older adults with complex needs. The role involves hands-on personal care, mobility assistance, and supporting daily activities in a person-centred way.

You will work as part of a supportive team to promote dignity, independence and wellbeing, with opportunities for training and development and a rewarding daily impact.

Qualifications

• Experience providing personal care and mobility support.
• Comfortable with hoists and moving and handling equipment.
• Physically active and able to work in a demanding role.
• Ability to build positive relationships with people receiving care.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support with mobility and transfers.
• Support wellbeing, comfort, nutrition, and hydration.
• Promote dignity, choice and independence for service users.
• Support activities and social engagement within the centre.

Skills

Personal care

Mobility assistance

Transfers

Moving and handling

Dignity and independence

Job description

Care / Support worker - Weymouth Connect Day Centre (The Acorns)

• Care / Support worker - Weymouth Connect Day Centre (The Acorns)

About The Role

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference every day?

We are recruiting for a 35-hour Care Assistant position at Weymouth Connect Day Centre (Acorns), a specialist day respite service supporting older adults with complex and long-term health conditions, including dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke-related disabilities, acquired brain injuries, palliative care needs, Hodgkinson disease, and advanced cognitive impairment.

Our service enables people to remain living independently in their own homes for longer by providing high-quality, person-centred support in a safe and welcoming environment. Just as importantly, the service provides valuable respite for families and carers, helping them continue to support their loved ones.

This role involves a significant amount of personal care and candidates must be comfortable providing hands-on support throughout the day. You will be supporting people with their personal care needs, mobility, transfers, comfort, wellbeing, and food and drink, while promoting dignity, choice, independence, and quality of life at all times. Regular use of hoists and moving and handling equipment is required, therefore applicants should be physically fit, active, and able to undertake a role that can be demanding at times.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will build positive relationships with the people you support, empowering them to remain as independent as possible and enabling them to take part in a range of meaningful activities. These include quizzes, games, baking, arts and crafts, music, reminiscence activities, and social opportunities designed to promote wellbeing, confidence, and connection with others.

We are looking for someone who is caring, reliable, patient, and enthusiastic, with a genuine passion for supporting older people.

If you enjoy helping people achieve the best possible quality of life, value person-centred care, and are happy undertaking a physically active role with a high level of personal care, we would love to hear from you.

This is a busy but highly rewarding opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to people's lives every day.

• This position is for 35 hours a week


• Applications from a sensible commuting distance considered


• Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the relevant location without requiring employer sponsorship, either now or in the future.


• Generous Annual leave entitlement - starting at 27 days, rising to 31 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays)


• Enhanced Maternity Pay


• Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one


• Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)


• Access to Employee Assistance Programme


• Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.


• Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development


• Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)


• Celebrated success through annual awards ceremo

About Us

Care Dorset launched in October 2022 as a new provider supporting adults across a range of support models and in different settings including reablement, day services, supported living, and residential care.

We are a local authority trading company, wholly owned by Dorset Council, with strong ambitions to innovate and transform our existing services to deliver better outcomes for people as well as growing commercially.

We are people focused . We are genuine . We have integrity . We will develop . We are a team .

These values define our personality. They are our statement about what we stand for and what we believe in, and they are the basis behind the decisions we make every single day. They are the Care Dorset way.

Are you passionate about helping individuals enjoy and maintain their quality of life? Do you have a caring and empathetic nature? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Care Dorset

Day Services support people with disabilities, older people, and people with dementia. We do this in our centres, and through outreach teams. Typically, Day Services are open 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday.