Specialist Care Support Worker – Winchester (Female only*)

SCiA Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Specialist Care Support Worker, where your compassion and skills will empower individuals to lead fulfilling lives. This role focuses on providing personalized support to a young woman in Winchester, helping her with daily tasks and encouraging her independence. You'll work in a nurturing environment that values your contributions and offers opportunities for professional development. With a commitment to quality care, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing the lives of those you support while enjoying a range of benefits including paid training and generous holiday allowances. Make a real difference in someone's life today!

Benefits

Paid day off on your birthday

6 weeks paid holiday

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Paid training time

Guaranteed hour contracts

Pay enhancements for care qualifications

Free comprehensive training package

Free branded work wear

Access to a free Blue Light Card

Employer contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Compassionate and experienced support worker with a clean driving licence.
• Skilled in monitoring mood changes and providing personal care.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in achieving life goals through tailored care plans.
• Assist with daily tasks, cooking, and social activities.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Communication

Monitoring changes in mood

Person-centred approach

Cooking

Domestic duties

Personal care

Driving licence

Education

Relevant qualifications in Health and Social Care

Job description

SCA Care is an equal opportunities employer. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. SCA Care are based and operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK.

We are currently looking for compassionate female support workers to provide care to a young woman in her 20’s who lives independently in the Winchester area. This particular individual enjoys cooking and her six-year-old Jack Russell named Grace, who is incredibly friendly. They need reliable, bubbly, bright support staff who are happy to support her in and out of her home with daily tasks (like shopping) and are comfortable with dogs.

Given the nature of the role, there is a requirement for candidates to hold a full, valid, and clean driving licence, access to their own motorised transport, and a business insurance policy.

About You

As a Specialist Care support worker, you will play a crucial part in supporting this individual to live a meaningful and fulfilled life despite any physical or mental challenges they may face on a daily basis. You will empower those you support to identify their goals, pursue their hobbies, and in some cases, be part of the local community.

You’re an experienced, empathetic, and resilient Support Worker, deeply committed to assisting individuals with a unique range of disabilities and associated health needs. You will be compassionate, observant, patient, and confident. You will be skilled in monitoring changes in mood and developing techniques to calm and de-escalate. Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience of complex needs. You’re able to communicate clearly and sensitively with vulnerable people and their families, and always adopt a person-centred approach.

You enjoy helping individuals to be independent through companionship, providing reassurance, and enabling confidence. You take pride in doing a great job and are happy assisting with cooking, domestic duties, personal care, attending appointments, and social activities. You’re keen to develop your career through training, learning, and gaining relevant qualifications.

About the Role

As a member of our Specialist Care Support Team, you will be passionate about making a difference in an individual’s life. The purpose of the role is to support our customers to achieve life goals and aspirations through social, emotional, physical, and cultural requirements in a person-centred way, as outlined in the customers' individualised care plan, in a manner that is professional, positive, and upholds the values of the SCiA Group.

If you’re successful, we need you to have an Enhanced Disclosure Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service, which we’ll pay for.

About Us

SCA Care is dedicated to enhancing our customers’ lives through the delivery of quality-driven care services including Home Care, Live-in Care, Extra Care, and Specialist Care. With a commitment to promoting independence and well-being, our skilled and experienced team provide round-the-clock assistance offering personalised support, designed empathetically to meet customers' individual needs and to help them live their best lives possible.

Benefits

• Paid day off on your birthday, so you can relax.
• 6 weeks paid holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Excellent Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Training time paid (National Living Wage)
• Guaranteed hour contracts, if that's what you would like.
• Pay enhancements for a care qualification over level 2 (50p uplift if you have Level 2 or higher qualification in Health and Social Care)
• Free training & comprehensive training package (including QCF qualification)
• Free branded work wear and lanyard
• Access to a free Blue Light Card (discounts in stores and online in large national retailers and local businesses)
• Employer contributory pension scheme

*Genuine occupational requirement under part 1, schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.