Relief Care and Support Worker

Ashby De; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Ashby-de-la-Zouch is seeking a Relief Care and Support Worker to provide outstanding care to individuals, particularly adults over 55. The role requires a good knowledge of the needs of older people, promoting dignity and wellbeing. Join a passionate team committed to delivering high standards of integrated care with a focus on personal growth and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide outstanding levels of integrated, person-centred care.
• Experience in supporting individuals with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of care to service users.
• Promote individual rights and personal dignity.
• Support service users' physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Skills

Good knowledge base of the needs of older people

Understanding of health and safety issues

Awareness of Equal Opportunities

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about delivering excellent care? Do you want to make a difference to people's lives everyday? Would you thrive in an environment that supports their employees to reach their full potential? Yes, then this is the role for you!

The development of Springfield's consists of 65 beautiful, supported living apartments is situated in the heart of the National Forest. The Service provides extra care housing, alongside 24hour care and support services. The people living at the service will predominantly be adults aged over 55 years, although there will also be a small number of working aged adults with care and support needs. The scheme will be a mixed tenure of shared ownership and rented properties.

This development is designed to provide a range of services to meet the needs and aspirations of the people that live there. The scheme has staff on duty 24 hours of day who deliver packages of care to meet people assessed needs, and a management team to ensure that the scheme remains safe and compliant and works to achieve outstanding results for the people that live there.

Responsibilities

• Relief Care and Support Worker will be responsible for providing outstanding levels and high standards of integrated, person centred care.
• Meet the needs, aspirations and ambitions of the people we support, in line with CQC Regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Promote individual rights and personal dignity for service users and provide them with every opportunity for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge base of the needs of older people and/or those with learning difficulties/ disabilities.
• An understanding and awareness of health and safety issues.
• A good awareness of Equal Opportunities when supporting people with complex needs.

emh care & support provide a range of specialist housing, support, and registered care services to meet the needs of vulnerable people and the majority of our services are based in and around Derbyshire and Leicestershire. We employ over 500 people and are ambitious about growing the business across the whole of the East Midlands.

https://www.emhcareandsupport.org.uk/

Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

Our values are important to us and we are looking to recruit people who can help us live our values of integrity, diversity, openness, accountability, clarity and excellence.

This is fantastic opportunity for the right person to work with a team of passionate individuals in leading the development of our care and support business.