Carer Support Worker

Making Space Charity; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Making Space Charity as a Carer Support Worker in Peterborough, where you'll provide essential support to unpaid carers. This role involves empowering individuals, facilitating support groups, and ensuring licensed access to emotional and practical assistance. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience, and align with the core values of kindness, courage, and tailored support for all.

Benefits

Access to Wagestream for early wage access

Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits

Up to 28 days holidays per year

Double pay on public holidays

Ability to buy/sell holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Internal career progression

Travel schemes available

Colleague engagement awards

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• Willingness to work towards NVQ qualifications in Health and Social Care.
• Previous experience with unpaid carers is essential.
• Candidates should align personal values with those of Making Space.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, advice, and information to carers.
• Facilitate peer support groups and arrange training for carers.
• Empower carers and help them manage a range of matters.

Skills

Empowering

Supportive

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

We have an opportunity available for a Carer Support Worker to join the team working within our Peterborough Carers Support Services.

Our Carers Support Service provides dedicated support, advice and information for carers over the age of 18. The team offers emotional support, groups and activities ensuring carers feel recognised and valued.

Salary: £26,117 p/a

Weekly Hours: 35 hour contact and 30 hour contract available

At Making Space we are a team that are driven by a strong set of company values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve in our community.

Our values of Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready are at the core of everything we do.

Our focus on Kind Hearts is about generously building empathy and connection to create a sense of belonging. We believe that every person deserves to feel like they are a valued and respected.

Tailor Making is about nurturing unique relationships to make every day count. We understand that every person’s needs circumstances are different, so we strive to provide customised support and assistance to ensure all those in our care are able to live their best lives.

Dreaming Big is about harnessing imagination to generate confidence in ourselves and others to take the first step. We believe that anything is possible when we set our minds to it and we are 100% dedicated to helping others believe in themselves too.

Having Courage is about committing bravely to working in ways that take us to new places. We believe that our team at Making Space really do make a real change to those we serve and we must be willing to take risks and be bold in our decision making.

Being Ready is about responding to whatever comes our way by moving forward together. We know too well that life can be unpredictable but by working together and being prepared we can overcome any obstacles.

At Making Space we are committed to making a difference in the lives of those in our care, we live and breathe our core values and our looking for likeminded individuals to join our team on our mission to make a positive impact to those in our community who need us most.

Responsibilities

In the role of Carer Support Worker you will need to be passionate about empowering and helping carers with a range of matters on a one -to one basis.

In this role you will provide values based support, advice and information to carers ensuring they have access to practical and emotional support.

You will also facilitate peer support groups and deliver/arrange training for carers. In this role you will have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of carers and their loved ones.

For further information and a full Job Description about this fulfilling role please click here

Qualifications

Candidates must have a NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in Health and Social Care or willingness to work towards.

Previous experenice of working with unpaid carers is essential for this role.

Whilst skills are important, our main priority for any new colleague is to find people who share similar values and attitudes to our own. We are seeking individuals who can showcase that their personal values align ours here at Making Space.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include:

• Wagestream – Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn,
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply
• Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
• Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 45p per mile travel expenses.
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
• Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer.

We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.