Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant

Leonard Cheshire Disability; West Yorkshire, Sandbach; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Support Worker to assist adults with disabilities. The role involves providing personal care, medication support, and encouraging independence. Flexible shifts and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Wagestream

Free Blue Light Card

Contributory company pension scheme

Cash Health Plan

Development opportunities

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Free DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with daily life tasks including personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
• Supporting our Person-Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

Bank/Occasional hours. This role is to cover for annual leave and sickness only.

Shifts are: Full day 07.30 - 19.30 with 30 minutes unpaid break or half day 07.30 - 13.30 & 13.30 - 19.30.

A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Hill House, rated "Good" by CQC, is a 24-bed care home with nursing, located in Sandbach, Cheshire. Our home supports adults with physical and learning disabilities.

Are you an experienced care worker or interested in starting a career in care?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to help us continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with disabilities.

Care Assistant, Support Worker, or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer excellent training and induction programmes for all!

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire, you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are some of the duties you will perform:

• Assisting with daily life tasks including personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
• Escorting and assisting in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
• Supporting our Person-Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers, and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
• Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
• Be able to work under pressure and as part of a team.
• Be flexible to work within rostered hours and participate in an on-call rota if required.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards, including:

• Wagestream, an option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before payday (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefits.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and the chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and much more!