Support Worker

CareTech Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Gloucester is seeking Support Workers to provide excellent care to individuals with varying needs. Responsibilities include enriching lives and improving well-being in a compassionate environment. Ideal candidates have good communication skills and are passionate about making a difference. The role offers competitive hourly wages and numerous benefits including holiday days, training, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Up to 28 Days Holiday

Free training for qualification in Social Care

Access to online courses

Free DBS Check

Stakeholder Pension

Career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Enrich people's lives and improve their wellbeing.
• Support individuals with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness, and neurological conditions.

Skills

Experience in a Caring environment

Good communication skills

Ability to keep calm under pressure

Confidence to work alone and in a team

Good written skills

Passionate about making a difference

Job description

Location

Gloucester

Salary

£12.36 per hour

Contract Types

Full time, Part time and Bank Contracts

Visa Eligibility

We are unable to take on Student or Skilled Worker VISAs for this vacancy

About CareTech

CareTech is a person-centred Care Company, which provides quality of care to adults. We enable adults with complex needs to make their own life choices, and to develop confidence and independence to live, learn, thrive and engage, building a better future.

We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.

Support Role

Our service supports people with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions up and down the UK. We want people to live as independently as possible and to continue to offer that outstanding level of support we need people like you to join us and help to improve the lives of our service users. You will be responsible for enriching people’s lives, enjoy having a positive impact on their wellbeing and take pride in knowing you are a part of something bigger.

Key Skills

• Experience in a Caring environment preferred, but not essential
• Able to work days, evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
• Good communication skills, allowing you to engage & interact with our Service Users
• Ability to keep calm under pressure
• Confidence to work alone and also be part of a team (family)
• Passionate about making a difference to someone else life
• Good written skills

Company Values

• Friendly, passionate and caring nature
• Positive, pleasant and approachable
• Empowering others to develop and live fulfilling lives
• Person Centred, allowing our children to explore & utilise their own strengths
• Innovative, by using or showing new methods and ideas

Rewards & Benefits

• Up to 28 Days Holiday
• Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
• Dedicated learning & development programmes
• We provide free training to achieve qualification in Social Care
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
• Free DBS Check
• Stakeholder Pension
• Share Save Scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Employee Awards Evening
• Employee Recognition Schemes
• Career progression within the company
• CareTech Foundation – Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants

Additional Information

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.

• T&C’s paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probation period

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