Support Worker

Confidential; Manchester, Salford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real living wage £13.75/hr

5.6 days holiday incl bank holidays

Pension contributions (NEST)

Employee assistance program 24/7

Long service awards

Training and development opportunities

Recognition awards

Job summary

Key Care & Support is seeking a female support worker to assist a lady in her 50s living in her own home in Sale, near Manchester. The role involves cooking traditional meals, budgeting, and providing emotional support with a friendly, chatty approach.

Expect full-time hours with at least 30 hours plus sleep-ins on a 24/7 provision. Must be flexible for extra shifts and occasional nights out. Driver with own car is desirable.

Qualifications

• Must cook a wide range of traditional meals.
• Budget household finances.
• Very good communication skills.
• Enjoy shopping for groceries.
• Be approachable, friendly, and able to converse during shifts.
• Commitment to full-time with a minimum of 30 hours and sleep-ins.

Responsibilities

• Support a lady at home in Sale, Manchester area.
• Cook traditional meals from scratch.
• Help improve maths and English skills and provide motivation.
• Budget household finances and manage shopping.
• Maintain a positive, upbeat, and chatty attitude to support mood.
• Be flexible to take extra shifts and occasional sleep-ins.

Skills

Cooking meals

Budgeting

Communication

Shopping

Flexibility

Job description

Key Care & Support have an opportunity for a female support worker to join our ever expanding team

You would be supporting a lady in her 50 s living in her own home in Sale with mental health and Learning disabilities.

She likes to go shopping and visiting the Trafford centre and takes pride in her home.

She would like staff who can help her cook meals from scratch, traditional meals such as corn beef hash, Sunday dinner, beef stew etc someone she can enjoy spending time with, she would like help to improveher maths and English skills and someone who is upbeat, friendly and chatty who can motivate this lady when she is feeling low

Shift pattern

09.00-17.00

17.00-22.00 + sleep in

Essential requirements to support this lady are as follows:

You must be able to cook a wide range of traditional meals as mentioned above

Good at budgeting household finances

Very good communication skills

Like to shop

Be approachable, open and friendly and happy to converse in day to day conversations throughout your shift

Would be agreeable and happy to enjoy the occasional night out at the pub

you must be committed to work full-time with a minimum 30 hours and complete sleep ins

This is a 24/7 provision so must be flexible to take on extra shifts if necessary

Desirable; but not essential are:

Driver with your own car

Similar age and life experiences

Have local knowledge of Sale.

Culturally appropriate to meet indovidual needs and requirements day to day

What Key Care & Support will give you

• Real living wage- £13.75 per hour
• 5.6 days holiday inc of bank holidays.
• Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our long service award program.
• Access to training and professional development opportunities.
• Long service awards.
• Recognition awards for excellence in service delivery.