Support Worker

Bluebird Care Mid & West Cornwall; Camborne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Staff referral bonus

Staff recognition

Job summary

Bluebird Care Mid & West Cornwall in Camborne is seeking a Complex Care Support Worker to join a small, friendly team. You will support one customer regularly, with 2:1 daytime shifts and 1:1 sleep-in nights, providing personal care, meals, medication and PEG feeding.

The role offers £13.46 per hour, rising to £13.66 at weekends, plus paid shadow shifts, training in PEG feeding and communication skills, a Blue Light Card, a staff referral bonus, recognition and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience (essential), ideally complex care or learning disability support.
• Willing to train in PEG feeding and related skills.
• Good communication and ability to build positive relationships.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Desirable: PEG feeding, alternative communication, or a Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, meals, medication and PEG feeding.
• Support the customer with daily living activities and community outings.
• Work pattern: days 2:1 with a colleague and 1:1 sleep-in nights.
• DBS checks and references will be carried out.

Skills

Care experience

PEG feeding

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Right to work in the UK

Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care (n

Education

Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Support Worker – Complex Care (Camborne)

Bluebird Care Mid & West Cornwall is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We help people with complex needs live full, happy lives at home, and we are looking for a Complex Care Support Worker to join a small, friendly team in Camborne.

You will support one customer on a regular pattern, so you really get to know them. Days are 2:1 alongside a colleague and nights are 1:1 sleep-ins. You will support with personal care, meals, medication and PEG feeding, and help our customer get out into the community for days out and trips.

We offer £13.46 per hour, rising to £13.66 at weekends, with sleep-in nights paid at the same hourly rate. You will have paid shadow shifts until you feel ready, specialist training in PEG feeding and communication support, a Blue Light Card, a staff referral bonus, staff recognition and wellbeing support.

Due to the personal care needs of our customer, this vacancy is open to female applicants only. This is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. DBS checks and references will be carried out.

• Previous care experience (essential), ideally complex care or learning disability support
• Willing to train in specialist skills, including PEG feeding
• Good communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Right to work in the UK
• Desirable: PEG feeding, alternative communication, or a Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care