Support Worker

Prime Life; Leicester; In loco; GBP 17.000 - 19.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Descrizione del lavoro

Prime Life is recruiting a dedicated Support Worker for Oval House Nursing and Residential Home in Leicester. The role offers full or part-time hours with tailored training and career progression opportunities.

You will provide dignified support to residents, assist with daily living, encourage independence, and work with a care team to develop personalised plans. DBS clearance is funded and benefits include holiday pay and refer-a-friend rewards.

Competenze

• Experience as a Support Worker is desirable but not essential; full training provided.
• Ability to work with residents with diverse needs.

Mansioni

• Provide respectful and dignified support to residents.
• Encourage residents to maintain quality of life.
• Offer companionship and emotional support.
• Assist with daily living activities and personal care.
• Promote independence in meals and daily routines.

Conoscenze

Caring nature

Patience

Team player

Descrizione del lavoro

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Support Worker, on a full or part time basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.

This role will be based at Oval House Nursing and Residential Home in the Braunstone area of Leicester. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 24 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Support Worker:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Support Worker include:

• Providing respectful and dignified support to residents
• Encouraging residents to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
• Providing companionship whilst giving emotional and practical support
• Assisting residents to participate in any decisions relating to their daily living arrangements
• Helping residents with day to day activities such as: assisting with personal care, recreational activities, accompanying residents outside of the home etc
• Promoting resident independence in the preparation of food and/or at mealtimes
• Working with other professionals to provide individualised care and development plans

What we’re looking for in our Support Worker:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Support worker or Care Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.