Support Worker - Extra Care

Radis Community Care; Newton le Willows; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Radis Community Care as a Support Worker at the Heald Farm Court Extra Care scheme. You will provide essential support to elderly residents, helping them maintain independence and dignity through compassionate care. Full-time and part-time shifts are available, with competitive pay and excellent benefits including training and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

Full training provided

Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes

Paid Shadowing in the field

Refer a friend payment

Qualifications

• Experience or willingness to care for the elderly.
• Ability to handle personal care tasks with privacy and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Support elderly residents with daily activities and personal care.
• Assist residents with mobility and social interactions.
• Participate in recreational activities with residents.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Respect

Resilience

Job description

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Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Are you considering a career in Care? Or are you an experienced Carer who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people’s lives.

Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you to work in our Heald Farm Court Extra Care scheme in Newton-le-Willows right now. If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…

About the role

As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme you will be supporting the elderly who are finding it difficult to cope due to physical frailty, enabling them to maintain their individuality and vital independence. You’ll help residents with restricted mobility to move to dining areas at meal times, communal areas for social activities and to the privacy of their bedrooms and bathrooms at their request.

You’ll help them with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing – this will mean you’ll understand the importance of privacy and dignity – so important to everyone. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by being a part of the recreational and social activities with residents, and as a group.

And always with a kind smile and a supportive word, even when sometimes a day is challenging!

Shifts:

DAYS and NIGHTS AVAILABLE

Full-time and Part-time - earlies and lates (including every other weekend as part of your rota)

Pay Rates:

Week Days £12.36 per hour

Nights £13.16 per hour

Benefits for the Role

• Full and Part time hours available
• 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
• Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
• 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

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 care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user’s individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care 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.