Night Social Care Worker

Talosats Careers; Leominster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning Academy - Level 2/3

Holiday entitlement

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend £500

Birthday day off

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

In-house training programmes

Blue Light Card

Monthly prize draw £500

Job summary

Choice Care is seeking a Night Social Care Worker in Chesfield House, Leominster, to provide personal care, assist with activities and follow care plans. Training is provided and career paths are outlined from day one.

Role requires flexibility, patient and reliable team player with good communication. Excellent benefits, including paid training, sick pay, and access to wellbeing support, are offered to staff.

Qualifications

• Providing personal care including bathing, toileting, dressing and help with feeding.
• Medication administration.
• Maintaining written daily records and following care plans.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care – including bathing, toileting, dressing and help with feeding
• Medication administration
• Assisting residents with daily activities, hobbies or outings
• Following care plan guidance and Company policies
• Developing a supportive relationship with residents
• Maintaining written daily records
• Attending and completing training as required

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Team player

Communication

Job description

Hours:36

Salary:£12.80 to £12.80 Hour

The role consists of shift work and weekends on a rota basis. Do you need more flexibility? We know how hard it can be to find a job to suit personal commitments and that’s why Choice Careis offering a number of flexible positions to fit around your needs.We have a range of working patterns to suit you, get in touch to see if we can help.

Overview of the role

Whether you are new to the industry or have come from a social care background, we welcome your application. We will train and mentor you to become a highly skilled professional. We offer all ourin-house training free of charge and set a career path for you from day one.

Key duties

• 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 alongsideCompany policies and procedures
• Developing an open, honest, and considerate working relationship with residents
• Maintaining written daily records
• Attending and completingtraining, as required

Personal attributes

Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and agood communicator are key characteristics of a successful Night Social CareWorker.

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-housetraining - 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 onyour birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - allfrontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Threewinners, 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 withhigh-street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day withflexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers;learn with financial coaching and education, and much more

*minimum serviceperiods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicableto some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30years’ experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among thehighest CQC ratingsof any comparable organisation. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employersfor the second year in a row!

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 areregular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone canget involved in and express themselves through.

Where will youwork?

Chesfield House is a Georgian town house, with excellent parking and within walking distance of Leominster town centre.There is walkable access to leisure facilities, with a gym and swimming pool close by, and the home has a a vehicle for all transport needs. Community participation is encouraged by working closely with ECHO (Extra Choices in Herefordshire) who have their main base in Leominster and are renowned for promoting inclusion for people with special needs. They organise activities that include social events such as discos, night-club events, day-centre meetings and voluntary work placements. Residents are encouraged to develop their own individual lifestyles, acquire new skills and work towards new personal goals. Our trained support staff help them lead as full a life as possible in the community with access to social, recreational, work-based and educational activities.