Professional Support Worker

Prestige Nursing & Care; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A home care service provider in the UK is seeking a Professional Support Worker to provide assistance to a client with Cerebral Palsy in Bedfordshire. The ideal candidate will possess experience and a driving license. Responsibilities include supporting daily activities and assisting with personal care. This part-time role offers flexible contracts and various benefits including holiday pay and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid training and shadow shifts

Pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity / Paternity schemes

Continued professional development

Paid time off to volunteer

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line

Qualifications

• Experience needed for this role.
• Empathy and understanding are vital for client support.
• Must possess a driving license as client prefers to travel.

Responsibilities

• Support a lady with Cerebral Palsy in her daily activities.
• Assist with personal care as required.
• Facilitate community access and participation.

Skills

Experience working with clients with disabilities

Driving license

Ability to provide personal care

Empathy and understanding

Job description

Job title – Professional Support Worker

Location – Kempston, Bedfordshire

Hours – Part Time

Hourly pay – £13.00

About Prestige Nursing & Care

Our purpose is to provide high quality, community-based specialist home care and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients, and to make lives better for our clients.

What our client is looking for

Independent, fun lady who is in her 50’s, who has Cerebral Palsy is looking for female support workers for long days to help her make the most of her life. Some help with personal care may be required at times. Driving license essential as client has a car and likes to access the community. Must like cats.

Do you need experience?

Experience is needed for this role

What we offer :

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.
• Work with our own clients, no agency work
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee Assistance line – available 24 / 7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

Want to find out how you can make life better for yourself and the people you care for? Apply today.

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS / PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.

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