Support Worker - Extra Care

Radis Community Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Support Worker to assist the elderly in maintaining their independence and dignity. You will help with personal care activities, provide support during meal times, and engage them in social activities. Join a team that emphasizes kindness and compassion, offering various benefits including full training and career progression. Flexible part-time shifts are available.

Benefits

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes

Paid Shadowing

NEST Pension

Refer a friend payment

Qualifications

• Experience in care/support roles is beneficial.
• Ability to assist with personal care activities.
• Willingness to engage in recreational and social activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the elderly with physical frailty in daily activities.
• Assist with personal care such as washing and dressing.
• Encourage participation in physical and mental stimulation activities.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Respect

Understanding of privacy and dignity

Job description

Are you considering a career in Care/Support? Or are you an experienced Carer/Support Worker 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.

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 the people we support - often 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 the people we support, and as a group.

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

Part time shifts as follows

• Week 1 – Saturday 07:00am till 13:00pm & Sunday 07:00am till 13:00pm
• Week 2 – Thursday 14:00pm till 21:30pm

Pay Rates

£12.50 weekdays, £12.80 weekend days

Benefits

• Full 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
• NEST Pension
• 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 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.