Community Wellbeing Professional

Springfield Healthcare; Garforth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Garforth is seeking compassionate care professionals to support individuals in their homes. Responsibilities include personal care planning, liaising with health professionals, and utilizing community resources. The role offers competitive pay at £12.50 per hour, paid mileage, and full training. Flexible contracts are available to accommodate individual circumstances.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid mileage

Health and wellbeing plan

Discounted gym membership

Refer A Friend Bonus

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Dedicated, kind, compassionate care professionals passionate about supporting individuals.
• Ability to signpost to local resources and work with health professionals.
• Flexible availability for full-time or part-time work.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with their personalised care plans.
• Signpost to local resources for health and wellbeing.
• Liaise with health professionals for care delivery.

Skills

Compassionate care

Understanding local resources

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

We’ve been in the care business a long while, with over 50 years’ experience of working in Leeds, Yorkshire and the North East. We are rated GOOD by CQC across all our home care services, in all domains which demonstrates our passion about delivering the highest quality care and support for people living in their own homes. Following a successful tender win with Leeds City Council, under the Community Health and Well-being Service (CHWS) contract, we are looking for dedicated, kind, compassionate care professionals who are passionate about supporting and caring for people so they can continue to live at home, and in promoting their independence, wellbeing and community inclusion.

Working as part of the dedicated CHWS care teams in West Leeds (Armley, Bramley, Wortley) you’ll be supporting individuals with their personalised care plan, with a real focus on outcomes and identifying what matters to them.

In addition to the day-to-day care and support needs of individuals, you’ll have a good understanding of the local and accessible resources available so you can signpost to services that can support with health and wellbeing needs, encourage building relationships with family, friends, and local community services. We’d look to you to take the lead in liaising with health professionals including District Nurses, GP, and Occupational Therapists. We really value our people, and our people are best placed to know what works well and how best to support our customers. Therefore, we want to ensure we give you the best training and support to do just that and genuinely make a difference to the people we support.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with their personalised care plan, focusing on outcomes and what matters to them.
• Signpost to local and accessible resources to support health, wellbeing, and community inclusion.
• Lead liaison with health professionals including District Nurses, GP, and Occupational Therapists.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Dedicated, kind, compassionate care professionals with a passion for supporting people to live at home.
• Ability to understand and utilise local resources and signpost effectively.
• Willingness to work with health professionals and participate in care planning and delivery.
• Fully funded DBS; paid induction training and shadowing; Nurse Associate training opportunities.
• Flexible full-time or part-time contracts to suit personal circumstances.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £12.50 per hour - paid by shift from the start of your first call to the end of your last call in the shift.
• Paid Mileage @ 40p a mile.
• Paid Medicash Health and Wellbeing plan, 24/7 employee assistance programme, High Street Discount scheme, discounted gym membership, Refer A Friend Bonus of £150, Seasonal prize giveaways, and employee incentive schemes.
• Career development opportunities, including our Nurse Associate training programme.
• Flexible full-time or part-time contracts to suit your personal circumstances.
• Fully funded DBS.
• Paid induction training and shadowing.