Female Support worker
Hambleton
Min £12.12 per hour (Enhanced bank holiday rate)
Due to the clients preference, we are recruiting for females only.
17 hours per week, worked over 2 days, extra hours may follow and the occasional weekend work may be available.
About Prestige Nursing & Care Blackpool
Blackpool branch prides itself on the care they deliver in and around the community, with colleagues and clients having been with us for over 15 years! Whilst our branch is situated in Blackpool, much of our work is in and around our towns and villages within the local areas. We offer a variety of care services; however, we do pride ourselves on the excellent support and care we deliver.
What our clients are looking for
We are currently expanding and looking for care assistants with complex experience and a passion for care. Are you the one? Trust and communication skills are vital. You will be provideing complex care and support to clients in their own homes, with the emphasis being 100% care and improvement to ther quality of life.
Do you need experience?
As much as this is preferred, we do offer an excellent care certificate training programme for anyone who is new to care.
How will you be helping?
1. Experience working with LD/Autism
2. Assist with building confidence and independence. Support is required with building routines and maintaining independence with managing/prioritising day to day tasks.
3. Support and prompt with shopping and meeting the needs of her son (support with accessing parenting support groups) alongside the support from external Healthcare Professionals and family members.
4. Driver Preferred to support with accessing the community
What we offer:
5. A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle.
6. You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
7. Work with our own clients, no agency work.
8. Pension scheme
9. Blue light card
10. Free DBS check
11. Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
12. Continued professional development to support you & your career
13. Weekly Pay
14. Holiday Pay
15. Refer a friend with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money – T&C’s apply
16. Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
17. Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
We’re looking for:
18. Excellent communication skills
19. A driver’s licence is essential
20. Good professional and personal references
In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.
You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.
Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.
As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.