Closing Date: Saturday 7th December 2024
£12.44 per hour
Hoyland, Barnsley
Full-Time, Part-Time
We are seeking warm, caring individuals to provide personalised care and support in Fitzwilliam Court, our extra care service located in Hoyland, Barnsley, which enables older people to maintain an active and independent lifestyle. This service enables older people to maintain their wellbeing and to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. We can offer full and part-time roles with the opportunity to work additional hours on a flexible basis.
Your rewarding role will include:
1. Providing respectful, dignified personal care and emotional support to people according to their needs and preferences.
2. Preparing meals and refreshments and supporting people with nutrition & hydration.
3. Assisting with household and everyday living tasks, involving people as fully as possible to maintain their independence.
4. Supporting people to take medication and administering medication as needed.
5. Enabling people to take part in activities within the scheme and to enjoy relationships with others.
6. Supporting residents to maximize their health & wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
7. Responding to changing needs and emergencies and supporting people to live safely.
8. Working positively with each person supported and their family, health professionals and housing officers to provide a coordinated service which meets their desired outcomes.
We can offer you a variety of shift patterns to suit your circumstances but it is expected that you will work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Shifts currently include mornings, afternoons, evenings, and waking nights.
Experience of providing care and support is desirable but not essential as full training is provided. However, you must be compassionate, respectful, and able to work in a reliable and accountable manner with a strong duty of care to the people we support. You will need to demonstrate a reasonable standard of verbal and written English and be able to contribute to recording systems. You must be reliable and able to be vigilant and responsive to emergencies and urgent needs as they arise. You must also be able to carry out the physical demands of the role which includes supporting people with moving and positioning.
Creative Support is a national, not-for-profit organisation providing care and support to individuals with a wide range of needs. We provide services across 12 local authorities in Yorkshire and Humberside. We are committed to providing responsive, person-centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing, and inclusion of the people we support. We can offer you high-quality training from our Creative Academy to develop your knowledge and skills and to support your career progression in social care, including the Care Certificate and Diploma qualifications.
For more information about this role please contact Megan Mitchell by email on Megan.mitchell@creativesupport.co.uk
Vacancy Reference Number: 80932
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.
Application Instructions:
To apply, candidates must complete the online application form located on our company website via the listing for the above reference numbered role. We do not accept CVs as a method of application.
Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. We do not provide outcomes for unsuccessful applications.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
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