Support Worker

Radis Community Care; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Radis Community Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for our Extra Care Scheme in the community. You will help elderly residents with physical frailty to stay as independent as possible, assisting with mobility, dining, social spaces and privacy in their rooms on request.

You will support people with personal care tasks such as washing, hygiene and dressing, and encourage participation in group and individual recreational activities to promote wellbeing and social engagement.

Responsibilities

• Assist elderly individuals with physical frailty to maintain independence, help with mobility to dining areas, communal spaces, and back to rooms on request.
• Support people with personal care tasks such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing.
• Encourage participation in physical and mental stimulation through recreational and social activities, individually and in groups.

Job description

As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme, your primary responsibility is to assist elderly individuals who are experiencing physical frailty, helping them maintain as much independence as possible. This includes supporting people we support with restricted mobility by aiding them in moving safely to dining areas for meals, communal spaces for social engagement, and back to the privacy of their own rooms when requested.

The role will require you to assist people we support with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities with people, both individually and as a group.

The core aim of this role is to promote

Radis Community Care was established in 2001 and has grown to become a leading provider of community based Social Care and support, employing over 2500 staff and supporting nearly 4000 vulnerable adults and children who live with a range of different health needs in England and Wales. This could include Dementia, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical Disability.

We tailor to meet people we supports individual needs, our care ranges from Live-In Care, Extra Care, Visiting Care, Supported Living and Nurse Lead care.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.