Night Social Care Worker

Choice Care; Eyton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning Academy

Holiday entitlement

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend £500

Choiceversary vouchers

Christmas bonus

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

In-house training programmes

Birthday paid day off

Monthly prize draw £500

Blue Light Card

HRT prescription cost support

Stream financial wellbeing app

Job summary

Choice Care is one of the UK's leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. Buckfield House in Leominster supports residents with specialist needs, delivering person-centered care in a warm, home-like setting.

We are seeking a Night Social Care Worker who is patient, reliable and a strong communicator to join our team and help residents stay safe, engaged and respected through daily activities and planned routines.

Qualifications

• Patience, reliability and flexibility are essential.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Able to follow care plans and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including bathing, toileting, dressing and help with feeding.
• Administer medications.
• Assist residents with daily activities, hobbies or outings.
• Follow care plan guidance and Company policies.
• Develop open, honest relationships with residents.
• Maintain written daily records.
• Attend and complete training as required.

Skills

Patience

Reliability

Flexibility

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

• Providing personal care - including bathing, toileting, dressing and help with feeding
• Medication administration
• Assisting and getting involved in residents' daily activities, hobbies or outings
• Following care plan guidance alongside Company policies and procedures
• Developing an open, honest, and considerate working relationship with residents
• Maintaining written daily records
• Attending and completing training, as required, Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator are key characteristics of a successful Night Social Care Worker.

What are the benefits?

• Learning Academy - Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff
• Holiday entitlement - starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Stream - a financial wellbeing app that enables you to: track your earnings; save with high-street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day with flexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers; learn with financial coaching and education, and much more

Choice Care is one of the UK's leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30 years' experience, we're at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of any comparable organisation.

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they're like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem. In every Choice Care home there's a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there are regular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone can get involved in and express themselves through. Where will you work? Buckfield House has well trained and experienced staff who can support people with autism, dual diagnosis of autism and learning disability with challenging behaviour, and other complex needs. The staff team are friendly, conscientious and very committed to supporting the people in their care to live happy, meaningful lives. Staffing levels are assessed and maintained according to the individual needs of the people we support. Buckfield House is situated on the outskirts of the market town of Leominster with its beautiful priory church. There are supermarkets and specialist shops, a hospital, GP and dental services, sports, leisure and educational facilities as well as a bus terminal and main-line rail station which connects to Shrewsbury, London Paddington and the Midlands.