Waking Nights Support Worker (Weekends)

Radis Community Care; Malvern Wells; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Full-time hours

Part-time hours

Nest pension

Free uniform

PPE provided

Career progression

Structured onboarding

Out-of-hours support

Care certificate training

Shadowing in field

Paid shadowing

Refer a friend

Job summary

Radis Community Care is seeking a Support Worker for our Extra Care Scheme in Malvern Wells. The role focuses on assisting elderly residents with personal care, mobility and daily activities to help maintain independence.

The position involves lone working during weekend nights (10pm–7am) with an on-call support system and time for communal cleaning. Training toward Care Certificate and other modules is provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing.
• Support residents with mobility to move to dining areas, communal spaces and bedrooms on request.
• Engage residents in recreational and social activities, individually and in groups.
• Work as lone worker with on-call system and do communal cleaning in the village.
• Promote residents' independence, dignity and respect through high standards of care.

Job description

About the role

As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme you will be predominately supporting the elderly who are finding it difficult to cope due to physical frailty, enabling them to maintain independence. The role involves aiding residents with restricted mobility to move to dining areas at meal times, communal areas for social activities and to the privacy of their bedrooms at their request.

The role will require you to assist residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities with residents, both individually and as a group.

Hours will be weekends only, with the option of every weekend or alternating weekends - shift times are 10pm - 7am

This position is lone working which will involve some care, and the rest will be communal cleaning of the village. Although it's lone working, there is an on‑call system in place, so there is plenty of support.

The role is to promote resident’s independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the best standards of care.

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.

Benefits for the Role

• Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
• Full or Part time hours available
• Nest Pension
• 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
• 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

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