Support Worker

Liaise East Anglia; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading pay rates

Length of service leave

Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card

Wagesteam pay access

Employee Assistance Programme

Free compliance training

NEST Pension Scheme

Flexibility in rota

Free enhanced DBS check

Life Assurance (2x salary)

Job summary

Liaise East Anglia is seeking dedicated Support Workers or Care Assistants to join our compassionate team in Burgess Hill. Full training and ongoing support are provided, with full-time day hours available.

You will help with daily tasks, enable social visits and outings, and keep accurate paperwork so everything is recorded for each person living in the home. You will work positively with colleagues, families and external organisations.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Takes pride in working with vulnerable people and takes safeguarding responsibilities seriously.
• Effective decision making and judgement.
• Strong planning and organisation skills.
• Able to meet Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Using the training provided, assist those who we support by helping with daily tasks
• Be there to support in day to day life; such as social visits, family visits and also days out to some great, local attractions
• Keeping paperwork up to date to ensure everything is captured for each person who lives in the home
• Working positively with colleagues, families and external organisations to assist in supporting those who live in the home.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Effective decision making

Planning & organisation

Empathy & safeguarding awareness

Job description

At Liaise, we are inspired by our values of Positive, Progressive, and Personal support, and we are looking for Support Workers who believe in our vision to ensure that every person we support leads a happy, purposeful life. We are looking for caring people to join our fabulous team as a Support Worker or a Care Assistant. Full training and support will be given.

• Full time day hours available

What You Will Be Doing

• Using the training provided, assist those who we support by helping with daily tasks
• Be there to support in day to day life; such as social visits, family visits and also days out to some great, local attractions
• Keeping paperwork up to date to ensure everything is captured for each person who lives in the home
• Working positively with colleagues, families and external organisations to assist in supporting those who live in the home.

What we would like you to have to be able to do it

• A basic understanding of care is beneficial, but no formal experience is required.
• Strong communication skills
• Takes pride in working with vulnerable people and takes safeguarding responsibilities seriously
• Effective decision making and judgement
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Achieves all Health & Safety standards

What we will provide if you join our fabulous Support Worker team

• Market leading pay rates
• Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)
• Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card
• Access to Wagesteam - our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save.
• Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice)
• Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Life Assurance (2 x salary)

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds - we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Support Worker role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.