Support Worker

Cheshire West and Chester Council; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible shifts

Free DBS checks

Additional shifts

Supportive team

26 days holiday pro rata + bank hols

Induction and ongoing training

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester is seeking casual care workers to support adults with learning disabilities, dementia and autism in Ellesmere Port. You will help with daily living, accompany residents in the community, and contribute to personalised care plans.

Role involves flexible shifts, nights, weekends, and training provided; DBS checks are free, with a strong emphasis on dignity, independence and safeguarding. Join a supportive team and make a real difference.

Qualifications

• Commitment to people with dementia and learning disabilities.
• Willing to undertake personal care and able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• Reliable, flexible and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Dressing, feeding and personal care; assist with bathing, toileting and continence.
• Accessing the community, shopping, clubs and social activities.
• Cleaning, cooking, ironing and domestic tasks within the home.
• Keep accurate records and contribute to care plans.
• Ensure residents are safeguarded at all times.
• Work flexibly across early, late and weekend shifts.

Skills

Dementia care

Learning disabilities

Personal care

Teamwork

Flexible

Education

Level 2 QCF/NVQ in Social Care

Job description

We provide high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia and the elderly. But for us it’s more than that. We change and enhance lives every day through the work we in our day and respite services and in peoples own homes. We do this by maximising their social, emotional, and physical independence to the absolute maximum while promoting independence, choice and control.

Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, they are who we are and how we work together in environments where you and our service users can be inspired to reach your and their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.

Where our vacancy is:

We have a number of vacancies in our Ellesmere Port Supported Living service. In this team we support groups of three or four of people with learning disabilities living in their own shared home within the community.

Each home is different and reflects the needs and personalities of its residents. They are all equipped with everything the team of support workers need to enhance their lives.

Some of the people we support have complex needs and need support with eating, personal care (bathing, toileting and continence) and can display challenging behaviours. Working in this environment you will develop great relationships and life skills as well as developing professionally.

A dedicated group of night staff are on duty overnight with colleagues supporting throughout the day working shifts including early, late and some split shifts. You will enjoy working alongside the people we support promoting their independence fully accessing the community and supporting them at clubs, groups and socialising.

This vacancy is a casual contract

The job is about supporting people.

• With dignity and care to maximise their independence, putting them at the centre of everything you do.
• Dressing, feeding, personal care (bathing, toileting and continence care), with finances and giving medications.
• Accessing the community, shopping, clubs, groups, swimming, socialising with family and friends joining in too.
• Cleaning, cooking, ironing
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records and contribute to and follow care plans.
• Ensure they are safeguarded at all times.
• And work flexibly as part of a team on early, late and weekends shifts.

We are looking for someone who

• Shares our values
• Has a commitment to people with dementia, learning and other disabilities
• Has the ability to learn and develop skills and a commitment to gaining level 2 QCF/NVQ in Social Care (or who already has it)
• Willing to undertake personal care and able to undertake manual handing tasks
• Able to support people in the community e.g. shopping, swimming, clubs and activities
• Reliable, flexible and a team player

And in return

The benefits of working with Council go well beyond making a difference to people’s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

• Competitive pay
• A wide variety of shifts and working patterns
• Free DBS checks
• Opportunity to do additional shifts
• Supportive team
• A generous holiday pay (26 days pro rata plus bank holidays)
• A full induction programme and fully funded ongoing training and support from your very first day
• The opportunity to develop your skills and career
• Access to an excellent pension scheme with employer contributions of 18%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)

For an informal discussion please contact [e-mail]