Full time and part time work available, including every other weekend. Please note the minimum contract we can offer is 23 hours per week.
Shift times are as follows: 07:15 - 19:15 (long day) or 07:15 -13:15 and 13:15 -19:15 (short day).
A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Fryers House, in the market town of Romsey, is home for 24 adults with physical disabilities. This service is rated Good by CQC.
If you an experienced care worker, looking to enhance your skills, receive further training, and grow in your role, we encourage you to apply, to make a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability. We're seeking dedicated care workers with experience supporting individuals with complex needs.
As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:
* Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
* Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
* Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
* Maintain up to date and accurate records.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
To be successful in this role you will:
* Due to the complexity of the role, Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is essential.
* Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
* Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
* Personal care experience.
* Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
* Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:
* Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
* Free Blue Light Card.
* Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
* Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
* Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
* Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
* Free DBS check.
* Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact Anna anna.wardaleonardcheshire.org, or 07767 082 886
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *