Support Worker / Care Assistant - Ashington House NO SPONSORSHIP

ALLIED CARE LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate care provider in Greater London is seeking committed staff for a care home. You will provide dedicated support to adults with mental health conditions and learning disabilities, focusing on personal care and daily living skills. Experience is valued, but full training and NVQ support will be offered to those eager to make a difference. The role requires weekend work alongside a shared responsibility for client care on a 36-hour shift pattern.

Benefits

Ongoing paid training

Enhanced pay for holidays

Workplace pension

Casual dress policy

Referral programme

Free meals during shifts

Eligibility for Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Committed to providing quality care and support to residents.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts including weekends.
• Willingness to learn and receive training.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with mental ill-health conditions.
• Assist residents with daily living skills and personal care.
• Facilitate community-based activities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Patient support

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Driving is required for this role (UK Driving Licence)

NO SPONSORSHIP

If you are resident in the UK, eligible to work without restriction and do not need sponsorship, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Excellent ongoing paid training from day one and throughout your career.
• Enhanced pay for working Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Work Place Pension
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Excellent Induction and regular formal supervision with your line manager.
• Casual dress
• Referral programme
• Eligible for Blue Light Card
• When working a full shift, meals are free.

Do you want to leave work every day feeling like you have made a difference? Made someone’s day? Do you want to feel valued and make others feel the same? If so Allied Care is the opportunity that you have been looking for. Ashington House is waiting to hear from you.

We are a large Care company that still manages to maintain that warm family feel, with great support networks to include regular supervision, coaching, and mentoring for our staff. We keep our homes small for that personal touch and to ensure a person‑centered approach for each person that lives with us. We encourage feedback from staff to allow us to continue to grow as a care company and remain connected with the staff who provide the hands‑on care that we provide.

We aim to support the people that live with us to do so as independently as possible. Providing great training opportunities for our staff to ensure they have all the skills that they need to assist the lovely people that we look after, to live a safe, structured, and fulfilled lifestyle.

Ashington House is a registered care home with 6 beds and currently we have 6 lovely people residing with us who receive support from our friendly kind staff team, we would love you to join the team.

We are looking to hire committed and compassionate staff to join our friendly, professional team, whether you have experience or not. Applicants with NVQ 2 and experience welcomed, however, if you are looking to make a positive impact on the people’s lives that live with us but have no experience within the care industry, we still want to hear from you to give you the opportunity to join us as full training is provided. We will offer NVQ upon passing of probation.

Responsibilities and Duties

Our staff, support adults with mental ill-health conditions and learning disabilities in a care home environment, including supporting with daily living skill development, personal care, community‑based activities, and working with some behaviours which may present as challenging.

Our clients require care 24/7 therefore weekend work is required but a shared responsibility to give you some free weekend time, this ensures our clients always receive the support that they need. Shift patterns are 12 hours on a 36 hour contract.

Driving is an advantage but not essential