Support Worker

Leonard Cheshire; Wetherby; À distance; GBP 15 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

28 days holiday

Pay advance option (Stream)

Blue Light Card

Pension scheme

Health plan

Career development

Free DBS check

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced pay for nights/weekends

Résumé du poste

Leonard Cheshire in Wetherby is hiring a full-time care assistant to support residents at Wharfedale House. You will help with daily living tasks, encourage independence, and accompany residents to appointments and activities, while maintaining accurate records.

No prior care experience? Training will be provided to ensure you can help residents live life on their own terms in a home-like setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings is beneficial.
• Ability to assist with daily living tasks and personal care.

Responsabilités

• Support with daily living tasks such as personal care, mealtimes, and medication.
• Encourage independence through a person-centred approach.
• Accompany people to appointments, events, and community activities.
• Keep clear, accurate records.
• Help each person live life on their own terms.

Connaissances

Care empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Personal care

Description du poste

£13.38 per hour | Full time | 40.5 hours per week | Wharfedale House

"What we do changes lives in small but powerful ways." Our team sees the impact of their kindness every day. If you’re someone who leads with empathy and wants to support people in living confidently and independently, we’d love to hear from you. A home, not just a service Wharfedale House provides exceptional care and independent living in the heart of Wetherby, West Yorkshire. Our 18-bed care home is dedicated to providing care and support to individuals with physical disabilities, ensuring a comfortable and nurturing environment that feels just like home.

Your working hours

This is a full-time role, working 40.5 hours per week over 4 days. This will be split into 3 x 11.5 hour shifts & 1x 6 hour shift. You’ll need to be flexible to work all shifts including on weekends as part of a rota.

Why you’ll love working here

As well as supporting your wellbeing and career development, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:

• 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays (+1 day every year up to 33 days)
• Stream: Access up to 40% of your pay before payday
• Free Blue Light Card: Enjoy exclusive discounts and perks
• Contributory Pension Scheme with competitive life cover
• Health cash plan: Affordable healthcare when you need it
• Career development: Apprenticeship s and recognised qualifications
• Free DBS check
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 support
• Enhanced pay: £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (from 8pm - 8.30pm) and weekend working (8pm Friday to 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-Ins.

What you’ll do

• Support with daily living tasks such as personal care, mealtimes, and medication
• Encourage independence through a person-centred approach
• Accompany people to appointments, events, and community activities
• Keep clear, accurate records
• Most importantly - help each person live life on their own terms

No previous care experience? No problem - we’ll give you all the training you need.

What helps you shine here

• Previous experience as a support worker with learning disabilities
• Warm, friendly and empathetic approach
• Willingness to work flexibly, including weekends
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Personal care experience (helpful, but not essential)
• A genuine desire to help others and make a difference

About Leonard Cheshire

For over 75 years, we’ve been supporting disabled people to live, learn, and work as independently as possible. We provide specialist support across residential care, supported living, and respite services for people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, sensory impairments, and learning disabilities. Our goal is simple: to create welcoming, safe, and empowering spaces that feel like home - giving people real choice and control over their lives.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with disabilities and will support your requirements for reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post, and references will be obtained for all roles.

Visa sponsorship is not available at this time. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship or are awaiting a visa decision.