Support Worker in Plymouth)

Prestige Nursing; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care provider in Plymouth seeks a Support Worker to assist individuals in their homes. Responsibilities include personal care, medication prompting, and companionship. Ideal candidates will have previous experience, a full UK driver's license, and flexible availability. The position offers competitive pay and various benefits such as holiday pay, free DBS, and ongoing support and training.

Benefits

Free DBS

Holiday pay

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Refer a friend scheme

Paid time off to volunteer

24/7 Employee Assistance line

Qualifications

• Paid previous experience as a Professional Carer required.
• Full UK driver's licence & Business Insurance is essential.
• Flexible availability to include every-other weekend is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with personal care tasks.
• Prompting and administering medication.
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition.
• Assisting with activities of daily living & social outings.
• Emotional Support and Companionship.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Kind & Empathetic

Trustworthy & Reliable

Proactive & Positive Nature

Paid previous experience as a Professional Carer

Job description

Support Worker

Full UK Driving Licence essential

Plymouth area - £12.80 - £19.20 per hour - Weekly Pay / Free DBS / Holiday Pay

Are you an experienced Support Worker with knowledge around acquired brain injuries?

A very rare vacancy has become available within one of our care packages supporting an individual within his own home. We provide companionship, and support with some daily tasks such as preparing meals and prompting medication, we also provide social inclusion whereby we take this individual out and about.

This role will also include being a back up member of the team covering any holidays etc and the opportunity will also be available to cover more people we support too.

Please apply to join us in our passion to providing the best possible care!

About us:

The Plymouth branch opened in 1997 and the most important thing to us is that people we support, and our care team are happy. We are a friendly and supportive team with quality at the forefront of everything we do.

We will work with you, providing exceptional training and support so that you can go to work and do what you do best, without any worries or uncertainty.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting with personal care tasks
• Prompting and administering medication
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition
• Assisting with activities of daily living & social outings
• Companionship & Emotional Support
• Light Domestic Duties & Shopping Trips
• Maintaining and updating care records

Requirements:

• Paid previous experience as a Professional Carer
• Flexible availability to include every-other weekend is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver's licence & Business Insurance
• Kind & Empathetic
• Trustworthy & Reliable
• Proactive & Positive Nature
• Professional Employment References

What we offer:

• Holiday pay
• Free DBS
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Refer a friend scheme
• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• Employee Assistance line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS/PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.