Support Worker - Herne Bay

LDC Care; Herne Bay; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-in pay

Casual dress

Join Us Incentive

Blue Light Card

Early Pay

Induction program

Specialist courses

Fully funded courses

NOW Pension

Career development

Job summary

LDC Care Co in Herne Bay is seeking dedicated Support Workers. You will help adults with a range of hobbies and community activities, providing compassionate, person-centred support across shifts including part-time and full-time hours.

You will complete a two-week induction, with ongoing training through the LDC Academy and opportunities to progress within adult social care. Sponsorship is not available for international candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings preferred.
• Formal qualifications in care sector welcome.
• Kind, caring with strong ethical values.

Responsibilities

• Assist people we support with hobbies and interests.
• Provide high-quality care after induction and ongoing training.
• Support individuals in daily activities and community outings.

Job description

About The Role

Reporting to: Registered Manager

Salary: £12.73 – £14.30 per hour

Location: Herne Bay

Working Hours: Part Time (30 hours) Full Time (45 hours)

About the Role

LDC Care has been supporting people since 1999 and as we continue to grow, we are looking for inspiring, friendly and caring individuals to join our fabulous care teams as we expand. You will need a real passion for supporting people to achieve their full potential and you will constantly be looking for opportunities to give new experiences to the people we support.

As a Support Worker at LDC Care Co no two days are the same. You will be assisting the people we support with their range of hobbies and interests which range from going on holidays, pamper days, going to events, the cinema, theme parks to spending the day browsing the shops.

As a Support Worker with LDC Care Co, you will be trained to provide high-quality care via our comprehensive two-week induction programme at our Hub, but your learning does not stop there. LDC Care Co is committed to lifelong learning and has its own LDC Academy and provided with opportunities to develop your career in social care.

As we open our new venues in Medway, we need the Support Worker that will help us do what we do best - provide the highest level of bespoke support to those that need it.

What Can We Offer You?

We provide a supportive forward-thinking workplace culture, filled with new and exciting opportunities.

As such, we offer the following as standard:

• Sleep-In rates of £67.50 per night
• Casual dress
• £100 Join Us Incentive after successful completion of your probation.
• Blue Light card – discounts on hundreds of high street products and services
• Early Pay Service enabling you to take withdrawals on your accrued earnings.
• Comprehensive two-week face to face Induction programme.
• Further specialist courses to support your role within adult social care.
• Fully funded courses in social care.
• Automatic enrolment into NOW Pensions.
• Genuine and achievable opportunities to develop your career in adult social care.

Day-to-day support from a friendly team of colleagues and highly experienced Registered Managers.

About You

Ideally, you may have experience working within care settings and supporting adults with similar needs.

You may already hold formal qualifications in the care sector and want to now progress your career.

Or you may be completely new and would like to start a career in the social care sector.

The main thing we need to see from you is that you are a kind and caring individual, with strong ethical values which demonstrate an ability to support someone through the good times and the bad. Working in care can be tough, but the reward is huge.

About Us

At LDC Care Co we provide support to highly complex adults and it is what we do best. The Company is family run and has been in operation for 27 years, employing over 600 staff and growing providing specialist care in more than 70 supported living settings.

At LDC Care Co we understand that providing the best person-centred support provides the best opportunities for achieving life goals and personal milestones, and this has been our ethos since 1999.

Everything we do centres around our 4 Core Values: CARE - Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. They are the foundations that everything else is built on and have been critical in us becoming the Company we are today.

With our multiple Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings of 'Outstanding'.

We are proud of our ability to provide high quality care to individuals who have struggled to maintain other mainstream placements or have spent time within secure settings and reintegrate them back into the wider community to pursue social, personal or vocational development opportunities.

If all this sounds like something you’d like to know more about, please get in touch by calling 01303 276000, or if you prefer submit your CV to [e-mail] with your contact number.

If you are an international candidate, please be aware that we are not currently able to offer sponsorship.