Professional Support Worker – BS39

Prestige Nursing; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Nursing seeks a female Professional Support Worker to assist a client with learning disabilities in Bath. Responsibilities include community access, medical appointments, and household support. The role requires a driver and offers training for candidates from various backgrounds.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line available 24/7

Continued professional development

Zero hour contract or contracted hours flexibility

Qualifications

• Full UK driver’s licence required.
• Professional references are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a female client with learning disabilities.
• Assist with community access, medical appointments, and household tasks.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Professional Support Worker

BS39 Paulton

09:00-17:00 – 1-3 shifts per week with adhoc shifts to cover

From £12.80 – 14.43 per hour with weekly pay

Due to our clients request, we require females only for this role

Drivers are essential

About Prestige Nursing & Care Bath

Our Bath branch are all long serving and have a vast knowledge of the area and our client base. Our goal is to provide the best quality of care possible, and to embrace each carer and client into the Prestige family, working together to achieve our goals and values, and to make a difference to each other, our clients and families we support.

What our client is looking for

Our client is looking for reliable and outgoing support workers. Our client is a female adult with learning disabilities and requires access to the community by car. Our client has a blue badge to assist with parking and likes to go out for breakfast and/or lunch on a regular basis. Support also required to attend medical appointments and with housework and gardening.

Previous experience with positive behaviour support would be advantageous (no physical behaviours).

Do you need experience?

Yes for this particular role, experience within a support worker or a care assistant role is desirable, however we do consider applicants from a range of different support / care backgrounds as we offer full training.

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
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend with our ‘Care Friends’ App – T&C’s apply
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

We’re looking for:

• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver’s licence
• Good professional and personal references

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

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.

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.

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.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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