Waking Nights Support Worker - Extra Care

Radis Community Care; Telford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

Structured support for new starters

Out of Hours support

Full training for Care Certificate and

Mileage allowance

Paid shadowing

Refer a friend payments

Refresher training

Job summary

Radis Community Care is seeking a Waking Nights Support Worker for the Extra Care scheme in Telford. You will support elderly residents with mobility, personal care, and daily routines, while promoting privacy, dignity and independence in a homely environment.

Join a team that values kindness and resilience, with full training, paid shadowing, and structured progression. Expect a busy night rota and opportunities to contribute to residents' wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Caring for elderly residents with dignity and privacy.
• Assist with mobility and personal care tasks.
• Engage residents in social and recreational activities.

Responsibilities

• Support elderly residents during waking nights in the Extra Care scheme.
• Assist with personal care, mobility and daily routines.
• Support residents to move to dining areas and communal spaces as needed.
• Promote privacy, dignity and independence in all activities.
• Encourage participation in recreational and social activities with residents.

Job description

Waking Nights Support Worker - Extra Care

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

Stirchley House Extra Care scheme in Telfordare looking for dedicated and resilient people like you.If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…

About the role

As a Waking Nights 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 residents 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 residents, and as a group.

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

working on alternate weekends as part of rota

• 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
• 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 care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user’s individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care 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.