Support Worker - Extra Care

Radis; Congleton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light card

Part-time hours available

NAT West Cushon Pension

Free uniform and PPE

Career progression

Structured onboarding for new starters

Out of Hours support

Training toward Care Certificate and 4

Job summary

Radis Community Care is seeking a Support Worker for our Extra Care Scheme in Congleton. You will assist elderly residents with personal care, mobility, and daily activities to promote independence and dignity.

The role involves supporting residents in dining and social spaces, as well as in their bedrooms on request. We offer training towards the Care Certificate, a pension, paid shadowing, and structured onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing.
• Support residents to move to dining areas and communal spaces.
• Encourage participation in recreational and social activities.

Job description

Radis Community Care have an opportunity for Support Workers to join our team based in Heath View Extra Care Service, Congleton.

£12.80 Weekdays, £13.10 Weekend days.

About the role

As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme you will be predominately supporting the elderly who are finding it difficult to cope due to physical frailty, enabling them to maintain independence. The role involves aiding the people we support - often with restricted restricted mobility - to move to dining areas at meal times, communal areas for social activities and to the privacy of their bedrooms at their request.

The role will require you to assist the people we support with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities with the people we support, both individually and as a group.

The role is to promote the people we supports' independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the best standards of support.

Benefits for the Role

• Blue Light card
• Part time hours available
• Nat West Cushon Pension
• Free uniform and PPE
• Excellent career progression
• Fully structured support for all new starters available
• Full Out of Hours support
• full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.
• In-depth online & Office based training
• Paid Shadowing in the field
• You get paid by BACS every 4 weeks
• Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions
• We will pay for mandatory refresher training

Shifts

07.30am - 14.30pm

13.00pm - 19:00pm

14.30pm - 22.00pm

Monday to Friday & Alternate weekends as part of rota.

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.

We support a range of people including the elderly and people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet the individual needs of the people we support, our support ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in support and can either be short or long-term.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

• To apply for this role, you must have the right to live and work in the UK. We will request evidence of your immigration status as part of our recruitment process.

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