Extra Care Support Worker

Creative Support; Hoyland; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed contracted Hours

Uniforms

Bonus on probationary period

Company sick pay

Paid day off on your birthday

Pension with company contribution

Welfare fund discretionary grants

Employee Assistance Program

Incentives and prize draws

Job summary

Creative Support in Hoyland is hiring for a full-time care role. You will provide respectful personal care and emotional support, prepare meals, support mobility, and assist with medication while promoting independence and wellbeing.

Flexible shifts across mornings, afternoons, evenings and nights are available. Training is provided, with opportunities to progress through the Creative Academy and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and respectful approach to supporting individuals.
• Reliable and accountable with a strong duty of care.
• Good verbal and written English to contribute to recording systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful, dignified personal care and emotional support.
• Prepare meals and refreshments; support with nutrition and hydration.
• Assist with household tasks to promote independence.
• Support with medication administration as needed.
• Encourage participation in activities and social relationships.
• Promote residents' health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
• Respond to emergencies and changing needs; ensure safety.
• Collaborate with family, health professionals and housing staff to meet outcomes.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Accountable

Record-keeping

English proficiency

Education

Care Certificate

Diploma qualifications

Tools

Recording systems

Job description

£13.71 per hour

Hoyland, Barnsley

Full-Time

Your Rewarding Role Will Include

• Providing respectful, dignified personal care and emotional support to people according to their needs and preferences
• Preparing meals and refreshments and supporting people with nutrition & hydration
• Assisting with household and everyday living tasks, involving people as fully as possible to maintain their independence
• Supporting people to take medication and administering medication as needed
• Enabling people to take part in activities within the scheme and to enjoy relationships with others
• Supporting residents to maximize their health & wellbeing, independence and quality of life
• Responding to changing needs and emergencies and supporting people to live safely
• Working positively with each person supported and their family, health professionals and housing officers to provide a coordinated service which meets their desired outcomes

We can offer you a variety of shift patterns to suit your circumstances but It is expected that you will work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Shifts currently include mornings, afternoons evenings and waking nights.

Experience of providing care and support is desirable but not essential as full training is provided. However, you must be compassionate, respectful and able to work in a reliable and accountable manner with a strong duty of care to the people we support. You will need to demonstrate a reasonable standard of verbal and written English and be able to contribute to recording systems. You must be reliable and able to be vigilant and responsive to emergencies and urgent needs as they arise. You must also be able to carry out the physical demands of the role which includes supporting people with moving and positioning.

Qualifications

We provide services across 12 local authorities in Yorkshire and Humberside. We are committed to providing responsive, person-centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing, inclusion of the people we support. We can offer you high quality training from our Creative Academy to develop your knowledge and skills and to support your career progression in social care, including the Care Certificate and Diploma qualifications. We also offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Guaranteed contracted Hours (full or part time to suit your circumstances)
• Attractive uniforms
• Bonus on completing your probationary period
• Company sick pay and discretionary carers leave
• Free life assurance
• A paid day off on your birthday (in addition to 28 days paid leave)
• Pension with company contribution
• Welfare fund offering discretionary grants
• Free Employee Assistance Program for you and your family (legal & financial advice, counselling)
• A range of employee incentives (weekly £100 prize draw, awards, £200 Introduce a Friend, vouchers for completing training, discount scheme, etc.)

Our managers are kind and supportive and we are committed to your welfare and wellbeing.

We are a passionate, inclusive and anti-racist organization with a commitment to equality and diversity. We are recognized as a Mindful Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Employer and we have been awarded Investors in People Gold in recognition of our commitment to our employees.

For more information about this role please contact Megan Mitchell by email on [e-mail]

Vacancy Reference Number

90609