Night Social Care Worker - maternity leave cover

Choice Care Group; Swansea; Remote; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning Academy

Holiday entitlement

EAP

Refer a friend

Choiceversary

Christmas bonus

Life insurance

Staff awards

Birthday day off

Prize draw

Blue Light Card

Financial wellbeing app

Job summary

Care Without Compromise in Wales is looking for Night Social Care Workers to support people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. You will provide personal care, assist with activities and follow care plans under our clinical team, ensuring dignity and wellbeing for residents.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and offer in-house training, a career path and a range of benefits as you work shifts including weekends.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; full training provided
• Willingness to learn and develop in social care
• Good communication with residents, colleagues and supervisors
• Reliable, patient and flexible working style

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care such as bathing, toileting, dressing and help with feeding
• Medication administration as directed
• Helping residents participate in daily activities, hobbies or outings
• Following care plans and company policies and procedures
• Developing a respectful, open relationship with residents
• Maintaining accurate written daily records
• Attending and completing training as required

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Hours: 24/36

Salary: £13.45 to £13.45 Annum

Care Without Compromise, a Choice Care sister company in Wales, supports people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions and associated complex needs. With its own clinical team, Care Without Compromise has a particular expertise in understanding and supporting individuals with challenging behaviours. Specialist therapeutic services are integrated into the day to day person-centred support offered to the people we support, enabling them to progress towards a more meaningful and enjoyable daily life.

Staff are fully trained in Positive Behavioural Support and are encouraged to develop their skills and career with the company, providing consistency and stability in the services.

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 Care Without Compromise is 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 Care Worker.

What are the benefits?*

• Learning Academy - carequalifications for all staff
• Holiday entitlement starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• 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
• 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?

Care Without Compromise is a leading specialist providerof complex behaviour support for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions in Wales. With nearly 15 years' experience, we're at the forefront of national best practice, with fully compliant CIW ratings across all services.

Our services are more than just a place to live, they're at the forefront of national best practice, with fully compliant CIW ratings across all services.

In every Care Without Compromise service 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?

We provide flexible, individually tailored supported living services for people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions and associated complex needs. Our support packages range from a few hours a day to help with independent living skills, assist with shopping, cooking and personal care and provide access to resources in the community, right up to full-time, 24-7 specialist care. We work closely with local commissioners, care professionals and accommodation providers to support people with their own tenancy to live as independently as possible, while still being able to rely on the individual care and assistance they need. Just as in our residential services, our supported living services are highly personalised, structured around the requirements, capabilities and preferences of the people we support. These services comprise self-contained flats designed to support individuals who benefit from having their own separate tailored accommodation and support package.

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