Residential Support Worker

Nexxuscare; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority owned care provider is seeking a Residential Support Worker at Beacon Park Village in Lichfield. You will assist residents with personal care, ensuring their safety and comfort. Applicants should be empathetic, reliable, and flexible with their schedule. Competitive pay and benefits, including paid training and career development opportunities, are offered.

Benefits

Blue Light Card discounts

Job security

Refer a friend bonus

Enhanced bank holiday rates

Funded DBS

Paid training and care coaching

Career development opportunities

Two free uniforms

Vivup wellbeing platform

Qualifications

• Availability to work between 7:30am and 10:00pm.
• Desire to provide respectful personal care and support services.
• Legal right to work in the UK (proof required).
• Successful DBS check (cost covered by us).
• At least 2 professional references.
• Completion of a 3-day classroom-based induction (paid training).

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care while maintaining independence, respect, and dignity.
• Delivering person-centred care and completing care documentation accurately.
• Administering medication following MAR charts.
• Carrying out household duties within Beacon Park Village.
• Responding promptly to alarm calls.

Skills

Empathetic and compassionate

Ability to build rapport quickly

Trustworthy and reliable

Resilient

Flexible

Job description

About The Role

Residential Support Worker - Beacon Park Village

Nexxus Care is recruiting for a motivated care assistant to join our team at Beacon Park Village, Lichfield.

Shift patterns are 7am till 3pm, 3pm till 10pm, and alternate weekends.

The role of a Nexxus care assistant is varied, and no two days will be the same. Beacon Park Village is an extra care scheme supporting clients who live in their own homes without travelling. You will assist with personal care and ensure residents remain safe, comfortable, and happy in their homes.

Some duties may include:

• Providing personal care while maintaining independence, respect, and dignity, following individual care plans.
• Delivering person-centred care and completing care documentation accurately.
• Administering medication following MAR charts.
• Carrying out household duties within Beacon Park Village, adhering to health and safety and COSHH regulations.
• Responding promptly to alarm calls.

About You

Qualities we're looking for:

• Empathetic and compassionate – passionate about providing support to residents of all abilities.
• Ability to build rapport quickly.
• Trustworthy and reliable – punctual and good at managing time.
• Resilient – capable of handling challenges and fulfilling rewards of care.
• Flexible – willing to adapt to shift requirements when needed.

What we need from you:

• Availability to work between 7:30am and 10:00pm.
• Desire to provide respectful personal care and support services.
• Legal right to work in the UK (proof required).
• Successful DBS check (cost covered by us).
• At least 2 professional references.
• Completion of a 3-day classroom-based induction (paid training).

We offer a competitive pay structure and benefits such as:

• Blue Light Card discounts.
• Job security working for a local authority owned company.
• Refer a friend bonus.
• Enhanced bank holiday rates.
• Funded DBS.
• Paid training and care coaching.
• Career development opportunities.
• Two free uniforms.
• vivup wellbeing platform.

About Us

Nexxus Care, owned by Staffordshire County Council, aims to provide outstanding domiciliary, reablement, extra care, and residential support, focusing on people in the comfort of their homes.

Our vision is to deliver quality, cost-effective, and innovative care through a motivated, professional team, enabling citizens to enjoy healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Our values include:

• Ambitious, courageous, and empowering.
• Supporting staff to improve.
• Open to innovation and technology.
• Bold decision-making in a commercial context.
• Contributing to climate change mitigation.