Waking Night Extra Care Support Worker

Creative Support; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking warm, caring individuals to provide personalised night-time care at Fitzwilliam Court, Hoyland, Barnsley. The role offers 1 night per week with flexible hours and full training supplied to support older people in maintaining wellbeing and independence.

Responsibilities include personal care, nutrition, medication assistance, activities, and safeguarding issues within a supportive team. We welcome compassionate applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in care and support is desirable but not essential; full training is provided.
• Must be compassionate, respectful and reliable with a strong duty of care.
• Able to demonstrate a reasonable standard of verbal and written English and contribute to recording systems.
• Must be reliable, vigilant and responsive to emergencies.
• Must be able to carry out physical tasks including moving and positioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and emotional support according to individual needs and preferences.
• Prepare meals and refreshments and support nutrition and hydration.
• Assist with household tasks to promote independence.
• Support residents with taking and administering medications as required.
• Enable residents to participate in activities and foster relationships within the scheme.
• Support residents to maximise health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
• Respond to emergencies and changing needs and maintain safety at all times.
• Collaborate with families, health professionals and housing officers for coordinated care.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliability

Accountability

English proficiency

Manual handling

Job description

We are seeking warm, caring individuals to provide personalised care and support at night in our extra care services at Fitzwilliam Court located in Hoyland, Barnsley. These services enable older people to maintain their wellbeing and enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. We can offer you 1 night per week with the opportunity to work additional hours on a flexible basis.

Your role will include:

• Providing respectful, dignified personal care and emotional support to people according to their needs and preferences
• Preparing meals and refreshments and supporting people with nutrition & hydration
• Assisting with household and everyday living tasks, involving people as fully as possible to maintain their independence
• Supporting people to take medication and administering medication as needed
• Enabling people to take part in activities within the scheme and to enjoy relationships with others
• Supporting residents to maximize their health & wellbeing, independence and quality of life
• Responding to changing needs and emergencies and supporting people to live safely
• Working positively with each person supported and their family, health professionals and housing officers to provide a coordinated service which meets their desired outcomes

Experience of providing care and support is desirable but not essential as full training is provided. However, you must be compassionate, respectful and able to work in a reliable and accountable manner with a strong duty of care to the people we support. You will need to demonstrate a reasonable standard of verbal and written English and be able to contribute to recording systems. You must be reliable and able to be vigilant and responsive to emergencies and urgent needs as they arise. You must also be able to carry out the physical demands of the role which includes supporting people with moving and positioning.

Vacancy Reference Number: 90734

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.