Support Worker

Forest Homecare Limited; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Paid induction training with regular更新

Care Certificate and Health and Social

Free DBS Check (if required)

Full or Part Time Hours with flexible

Mileage paid

Employee Referral Scheme paying £100

Job summary

Forest Homecare Limited is seeking Support Workers for our Colchester team. No prior experience is required as comprehensive paid training is provided. You should be flexible and able to support adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs.

Key duties include assisting with daily activities, enabling access to vocational, educational and social activities, and helping with personal care when needed. Some shifts may be overnight and involve travel to service users' homes.

Qualifications

• No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided.
• Must be flexible and able to work with adults who may have learning disabilities or mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• The role involves supporting individuals with a wide range of activities including access to vocational, educational and social activities.
• Supporting with home related tasks and day-to-day activities to meet service users' needs and outcomes.
• Some individuals may require assistance and prompting with personal care.
• Visits can range from 30 minutes to several hours; some sleep-in duties overnight.
• The role is varied; adaptability, common sense and initiative are essential.
• Forest Homecare provides ongoing training, supervision, and an extensive induction on start date.
• Due to the role, travel is required; drivers with a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car are required.

Job description

Forest Homecare is recruiting Support Workers to join our Colchester team. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided. You will need to be flexible and able to work with adults who may have learning disabilities or mental health needs.

Your main duties will include:

Role Responsibilities:

• The role of Support Worker will involve supporting individuals with a wide range of activities including access to vocational, educational and social activities.
• Supporting with home related tasks as well as general day to day activities as required by the service user in order to meet their desired outcomes and needs
• In addition to this, some of the individuals that we support may require assistance and prompting with aspects of their personal care.
• Visits can range from 30 minutes to several hours depending on Service Users' needs and requirements. In addition to this, some of the people we support require sleep in duties overnight.
• This role is varied, and every day is different, so being adaptable, and using your common sense and initiative are a 'must' for this role.
• Forest Homecare is committed to ongoing training and supervision, qualifications, and continuing professional development. We also provide an extensive induction on the commencement of employment.
• Due to the nature of the role, an element of travelling is required and therefore we will require drivers with a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

What we can offer you:

• Holiday Pay
• Paid induction training with regular updates
• Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications
• Free DBS Check (if required)
• Full or Part Time Hours with flexible shifts suitable for you
• Mileage paid
• Employee Referral Scheme paying £100 per successful referral