Driver/Carer

Iris Care Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a compassionate driver to join a dedicated team in Bristol. This role involves supporting service users in their daily activities, including transportation to appointments and shopping. You will also serve as a secondary carer, ensuring that individuals receive the support they need. The ideal candidate will have a clean driving license and experience in the care sector. Join a welcoming team that values strong relationships and offers comprehensive training and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Fully paid comprehensive training programme

Paid DBS

Employee wellbeing assistance programme

Continued professional development

Up to 33 days annual leave

Paid for Blue light card

Supportive and welcoming team

Benefits and recognition platform

Qualifications

• Clean driving license required.
• Experience in a similar role in the care sector is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with transportation to activities and appointments.
• Act as a secondary carer for service users during drives.

Skills

Compassion

Driving

Experience in care sector

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a driver to support the team in Cherry Tree. This role will support our service users to attend activities including sensory drives, taking and picking up from appointments, home visits, collection of medications and shopping. When working as a driver you will act as a secondary carer for our service users. In addition to a clean licence, you will ideally have experience of working in a similar role in the care sector and have compassion for others.

The role is Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Cherry Tree House is located on the outskirts of Bristol. It offers 24-hour residential social care and support for individuals with learning disabilities, behaviours which may challenge, autistic spectrum conditions and physical health needs.

Cherry Tree House offers a person-centred service and we work in partnership with the people we care for to offer choice, control and active participation in the service, both now and in the future. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with families, care coordinators, and the local disability team. We also work in close partnership with our own clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists and positive behavioural specialists.

What to expect from Iris Care Group?

• Fully paid Comprehensive training programme
• Paid DBS
• Employee wellbeing assistance programme – with free counselling sessions included for yourself and immediate family members
• Continued professional development with succession.
• Up to 33 days annual leave with long service dependent on role
• Paid for Blue light card
• Supportive and welcoming team
• “Recognise Me”, our new benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform

Complete your details and attach your CV and an optional Covering Letter. Unfortunately, if you are not contacted within 5 working days of your application, it does mean that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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