Night Social Care Worker - Female Only

Choice Care; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Care is seeking a Night Social Care Worker to provide vital support for residents with learning disabilities in a compassionate environment. This role offers free training, flexible working patterns, and a well-structured career path. Join a company recognized among the UK's top care providers that values its team and the residents they support.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement from 28 days

Employee Assistance Programme

£500 bonus for referring a friend

Life insurance

Free monthly prize draw with £500 cash prizes

Paid day off on your birthday

Qualifications

• Experience in social care is welcomed; in-house training provided.
• Key personal attributes include patience, reliability, and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care, including bathing, toileting, and dressing.
• Medication administration and assisting in residents' daily activities.
• Maintaining written daily records and attending required training.

Skills

Patient

Reliable

Flexible

Team Player

Good Communicator

Job description

Hours:36

Salary:£12.25 to £12.25 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
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education

*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?

Woodlands is a large, detached home in the village of Bartley in the New Forest, providing residential support for six residents with learning disabilities and associated complex emotional and behavioural needs. Woodlands offers a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, where residents can live together as one large family. The home provides 24-hour support from a trained and experienced team, with a clear and structured approach. An individualised day care programme offers a variety of social, occupational and leisure activities. The home has its own vehicles for local travel including regular trips to nearby Southampton for shopping, leisure activities such as going to the cinema, swimming and horse-riding, and for those attending college. Owning and looking after pets is supported to encourage a sense of responsibility.

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