Support Worker

Active Care Group Recruitment; Congleton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Support Worker in Congleton to assist a female client with complex health needs at home. Candidates must have a full UK driver's license and a kind, caring nature. No prior experience needed, as comprehensive training will be provided. This full-time role involves day and sleep night shifts. Pay is up to £13.00 per hour with additional benefits including ongoing training and pension.

Benefits

£13.00 per hour

Full specialist training and ongoing support

Accrued holiday pay

Flexible zero hours contract

Access to e-learning and development opportunities

Nest Personal Pension

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driver's license to drive the client's vehicle.
• No previous experience required as full training and support will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support the client with a learning disability and manage personal care.
• Drive the client’s vehicle to assist with community outings.
• Administer medication and provide assistance with daily activities.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility & reliability

Good communication skills

Job description

For genuine occupational requirements we require female candidates for this client.

Our client leads an active lifestyle therefore, successful candidates will need to have a valid drivers licence, to drive the clients vehicle.

Are you looking for a full time role working 2 day and sleep night shifts a week?

Would you love a rewarding role, supporting a client with complex health needs in their own home?

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

Within the Care in the Home division, we support adults with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and complex health needs to live in their own homes.

We'd like you to join us as a Support Worker at our clients home based in Congleton.

When you'll be working:

• Day and sleep night shifts
• Tuesday evening (6pm-10pm)
• Tuesday Sleep-In (10pm-10am)
• Wednesday Day (10am-10pm)
• Wednesday Sleep-In (10pm-10am)
• Full time: 40 hours a week

Meet the client:

Lovely, bubbly, outgoing lady who loves a giggle! Very independent, goes for a coffee daily by herself or with her mum. Well known in the area and prefers to have drivers on shift so she can go out and about to socialise. Goes to play Boccia twice a week and loves West Kirby and New Brighton for a day trip.

I like the cinema and watching films such as comedies or romantic comedies. I like food but dislike anything spicy and I am not a fan of curry!

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support our female client in her own home with a learning disability, Cerebral Palsy and managed Epilepsy. The role would help the client out in the community during the dayand supporting with personal care, medication, moving and handling at home.

As part of the role is to drive her vehicle, you must hold a full UK drivers licence.

No previous experience required as full training, shadow shifts and ongoing support will be provided.

What you'll have:

• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability
• Good communication skills
• Full UK licence to drive the clients vehicle

What to look forward to:

• up to £13.00 per hour
• Full specialist training, shadow shifts, and ongoing support from the Care Manager provided
• Accrued holiday pay
• Regular consistent work with rolling rotas
• Flexible zero hours contract
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1,500 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Active Care Group is an equal opportunities employer, however for genuine occupational requirements we can only recruit female candidates for this role.