Support Worker - Extra Care

Radis Community Care; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a flexible Part Time Support Worker to join their team in St Neots. The role involves assisting elderly individuals with daily living activities, promoting independence in their personal care routines, and encouraging social engagement. Benefits include a NEST Pension, free uniform, comprehensive training, and career progression opportunities. This position requires empathy and a commitment to high-quality care.

Benefits

NEST Pension

Free uniform and PPE

Career progression opportunities

Paid training

Refer a friend payment

Qualifications

• Assistance with personal care, hygiene, and dressing.
• Promote independence and dignity in elderly care.
• Engage clients in recreational activities.

Responsibilities

• Support elderly individuals with physical frailty.
• Assist with mobility to dining and social areas.
• Deliver care consistently to the highest standard.

Skills

Flexibility

Personal care assistance

Communication skills

Empathy

Job description

Radis Community Care are looking for a flexible Part Time Support worker to join the Radis Team in Poppyfields, St Neots. Poppyfields in St Neots has 34 one-bedroom properties with access to a wide variety of on-site facilities including a lounge, restaurant, hairdressers, hobbies room and a guest room for visiting friends and family. This will be a mix of morning and late shifts, alternative weekends, 30hours per week, plus sickness and annual leave cover., As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme, your primary responsibility is to assist elderly individuals who are experiencing physical frailty, helping them maintain as much independence as possible. This includes supporting people we support with restricted mobility by aiding them in moving safely to dining areas for meals, communal spaces for social engagement, and back to the privacy of their own rooms when requested. The role will require you to assist 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 people, both individually and as a group. The core aim of this role is to promote independence, choice, dignity, and respect, consistently delivering care to the highest standard.

Benefits for the Role

• NEST Pension
• Free uniform and PPE
• Fully structured support for all Radis staff available with excellent career progression
• Out of Hours support
• Full training provided at no additional cost to yourself.
• Paid Shadowing
• Refer a friend payment (Subject to conditions)
• Mandatory refresher training - PAID

Radis Community Care was established in 2001 and has grown to become a leading provider of community based Social Care and support, employing over 2500 staff and supporting nearly 4000 vulnerable adults and children who live with a range of different health needs in England and Wales. This could include Dementia, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical Disability.

We tailor to meet people we supports individual needs, our care ranges from Live-In Care, Extra Care, Visiting Care, Supported Living and Nurse Lead care. Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.