Care Home Support Worker

Kingsley Home Care Services; Holt (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home group is seeking a Support Worker to join their dedicated team in Holt, Michigan. In this role, you will assist residents with personal care, ensuring their dignity and independence are respected. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, with a focus on staff wellbeing and continuous skill development.

Qualifications

• Caring and patient nature required.
• Excellent communication skills needed.
• Ability to work well under pressure is important.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the personal care needs of residents.
• Promote residents' dignity and independence.
• Ensure high standards of care services.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

About the company

Kingsley Healthcare isn't just a care home group, we are a family where our passionate individuals are changing lives every day. Winners of the 2024 Health Investors Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year, we are ranked – for the eighth year running! - among the top 20 large UK care home groups (carehome.co.uk) for our exceptional care, and proudly support over 1,500 residents to live in a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment.

We are proud to be ranked No.1 in the UK for our commitment to wellbeing at work (Indeed's Better Work Awards 2023) and our sector-leading 4.7 Glassdoor rating, we are also a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that we reward and value dedication.

We welcome passionate individuals who want to make a difference to our growing family which puts our people and our residents first.

About the role

As a Support Worker, you will be working as part of a focused team in maintaining the personal care needs of our residents, respecting their dignity and promoting their independence at all times. You will also ensure that our care services are of a consistently high standard and help in caring for our residents, and undertake other general day-to-day activities in our home.

Reports to: Nurse/Senior Support Worker

Skills and attributes

• A caring and patient nature.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to work well under pressure.
• Previous experience as a carer is preferred, but not essential.

What will you gain?

You will have the satisfaction of working with and being supported by an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You will have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes to help you at every step.