Support Worker

Active Care Group Recruitment; England; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Care Assistant, supporting a client with a brain injury in his home. This rewarding role involves assisting with daily activities, fostering communication, and enhancing the quality of life for an individual with unique needs. Full training will be provided, ensuring you have the skills to make a meaningful impact. With flexible working hours, you can enjoy a fulfilling career while making a difference in someone's life. Embrace the opportunity to grow and develop within a supportive team, and enjoy the satisfaction of helping others live their best lives.

Benefits

Full specialist training

Accrued holiday pay

Flexible zero hours contract

Nest Personal Pension account

Active Awards programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; full training and ongoing support provided.
• A valid UK driving license is essential for driving the client's car.

Responsibilities

• Assist the client at home and in the community, supporting his journey with brain injury.
• Learn mobility techniques and assist in selecting meaningful daily activities.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility

Reliability

Good communication skills

Education

No previous experience required

Tools

UK driving license

Job description

Are you looking for a full time role, for 12 hour shifts?

Would you love a rewarding role, supporting our client who has a brain injury in his 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 Care Assistant at our clients home based in East Preston.

About the role:

Active Care Group is hiring a motivated Support Worker to join our dedicated team, assisting our male client at home and in the community.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in understanding and supporting our client's journey with brain injury. This involves learning about his goals, addressing challenges, and fostering effective communication to meet his specific needs. Your role extends to assisting him in selecting meaningful daily activities.

Despite daily challenges, our client maintains interests in sports, music, concerts, and dining out. A valid UK driving license is essential for driving his car during community outings.

Given that our client is a wheelchair user, you will learn mobility techniques through training provided by experienced team members, with continuous training for ongoing skill development.

Our client will welcome you into his spacious home near the sea and looks forward to your support in enjoying his house and garden with him. Join our team and make a meaningful impact in enhancing the quality of our client's life.

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

When you'll be working:

• Day and night shifts available
• 8am – 8pm / 8pm – 8am
• Full time and Part time available

What you'll have:

• Kind and caring nature
• Flexibility & reliability
• Good communication skills

What to look forward to:

• Up to £13.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• 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