Support Worker

Forest Homecare Limited.; Halstead; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid induction training

Care Certificate and Health and Social

Free DBS Check

Uniforms and PPE provided

Mileage paid

Annual Salary reviews

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme £500

£300 welcome bonus

Job summary

Forest Homecare Limited is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to assist individuals across Halstead and surrounding areas as part of a small Essex team. The role offers a varied, hands-on workload with opportunities for ongoing training and development within a family-run provider with over 30 years' presence in the community.

You will support with everyday activities, pursue vocational and social opportunities, and assist with personal care when needed.

Qualifications

• Car ownership essential due to location of service users.
• Experience in hospitality, customer service, or retail can be transferable.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with a wide range of activities including access to vocational, educational and social activities.
• Assist with home tasks and daily living activities to meet service users' needs.
• Provide personal care support as required.
• Visits may range from 30 minutes to several hours, with some sleep-in duties overnight.

Job description

As a Support Worker in Halstead, you’ll be supporting individuals across the town and surrounding areas including Sible Hedingham, Earls Colne and Hedingham villages. You’ll be part of our Essex team, which holds a CQC Outstanding rating, working alongside a small, local group of colleagues rather than a large, impersonal rota. Many of the people you’ll support have long-standing relationships with our team, so you’ll get to build real continuity rather than one-off visits. It’s a varied, hands‑on role with a family‑run provider that’s been part of the Essex care community for over 30 years.

Your main duties will include:

• 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 the Client’s needs and requirements. In addition to this, some of the people we support require sleep in duties overnight.

Experience:

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. You do not need to have worked as a Support Worker before applying to us, but all experience in this field will help. As well, those who have worked in any hospitality, customer service, or retail sector, as many transferrable skills can be utilized in this field.

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. Therefore, experience is not essential, just a willingness to learn and implement all necessary skills for the safety and well‑being of the service users.

Car owners – this is essential due to the location of our Service Users

What we can offer you:

• Paid induction trainingwith regular updates
• Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications
• Free DBS Check (if required)
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• Full or Part Time Hours with flexible shifts suitable for you
• Mileage paid
• Annual Salary reviews
• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme paying up to £500 per successful referral
• £300 welcome bonus* (Terms and Conditions apply)
• Join a great team working for a highly respected organization
• Support & encouragement to progress and reach your full potential within your chosen career

Frequently asked questions

Is a car required for this Support Worker role?

Yes — the listing states a car is essential due to the location of the people we support.

What does a typical working day look like as a Support Worker?

Will I be asked to do overnight sleep-in shifts?

Will I work with the same people regularly?

Is there a welcome bonus for Support Workers?

How soon could I start?

Forest Homecare is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.

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