Are you an experienced Support Worker or Care Assistant looking for a new opportunity, working for a unique and innovative care provider where you are based in one location for the duration of your shift and not spending your day traveling around?
Location: Colchester
Pay rate: £12.21 per hour!
Who are we: We are a Supported Living Provider looking for experienced Support Workers or Care Assistants to work with our clients over several services in the Colchester Area.
What do we require: We require additional Support Workers or Care Assistants that can be flexible and able to cover all shift patterns between Monday and Friday, which will also include weekends. You will be supporting our clients in the Colchester area who are living with severe learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, Downs Syndrome, nonverbal communication, Epilepsy, and some of our clients may display behaviours that communicate distress. You will need to provide full personal care, support our clients to access the community, and provide person-centred interaction. Some of our clients will require the use of a wheelchair when accessing the community.
A Support Worker or Care Assistant with required experience and excellent communication skills, be committed to quality & support with everything that you do, and be able to demonstrate excellent values, behaviours, and attitudes whilst supporting our clients. You will need to be patient and have a calming personality.
You must be a car driver with a full UK driving licence to enable our service users to access the community.
This post is only open to female staff due to the nature of personal care; Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I).
Enjoy these fabulous rewards:
* Excellent rates of pay with weekly pay and holiday pay included.
* Flexible working to fit around your personal commitments.
* Employment contracts with additional perks, including a paid charity day.
* Free training that goes beyond just the mandatory requirements.
* Regular rotas (we are the care provider and not an agency).
* A dedicated consultant available 365 days a year for support.
* Comprehensive back-office support to make your work hassle-free.
* National Staff Discount Scheme.
* Mental health counselling helpline.
* Refer a friend scheme – earn £250 per referral (T&Cs apply).
* The chance to be recognised through our Employee of the Month scheme.
You will need some experience:
To apply for this role, you will need to have at least 6 months of previous experience in the UK in the care sector as a Support Worker or Care Assistant, supporting individuals with physical and learning disabilities. You will need to be a car driver with business insurance to enable our client to access the community.
Be part of the team:
You will be joining a welcoming, passionate, loyal team, with a great CQC rating and an enormous amount of combined experience.
No matter your race, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or religion, we welcome people from all walks of life. If you need us to make any amendments at all for you during the hiring process, just let us know.
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