Truro, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and 1 more
Job Description
Have you thought about a new career within a large organisation that gives you training, stability, guaranteed pay and career pathways? Take a look at Corserv Care. We are currently interviewing for new positions within our STEPS Reablement service (Short Term Enablement & Planning Services).
Join an amazing team of compassionate, supportive and friendly community support workers, enjoy the feeling of a rewarding job where you are helping people, and you also get to travel around the beautiful county of Cornwall.
Corserv Care is a Cornwall Council owned company, dedicated to improving the quality, capacity and resilience of the care market in Cornwall. This devoted organisation brings together existing services: STEPS (Short Term Enablement & Planning Services), Care & Support(Homecare/long term care), Respite services, Day Opportunities services, Lifeline and Assistive Living services, and Proper Job Employment Services.
What you’ll be doing:
* Supporting and assessing individuals within their own homes.
* Supporting service users to access community opportunities.
* Working with families, healthcare professionals and occupational therapists.
* Supporting service users with their daily living skills, including personal care, meal preparation & housekeeping.
Benefits & Our Offer to You:
Competitive Rates of Pay & Hours:
£12.60 per hour for Support Worker (no experience required, full training and continuous development provided, job shadowing, team support, 1:1 supervisions and annual Appraisals, opportunity to achieve qualifications, career pathway).
Time & half enhancement on Bank Holidays, PLUS a day back in TOIL.
Time & half for overtime, over 40 hours.
Guaranteed weekly hours from 14 up to 35 hours per week.
Guaranteed Payment of your Contracted Hours:
You are always paid for a full shift, even in the event of a client cancellation. This includes travel, and contact time, for a consistent and worry-free salary.
Mileage Allowance: 45p per mile.
Plus, after probation period of 6 months, you could join our ‘Car Lease Scheme’.
Location: You will join the MID CORNWALL team and support our service users in the MID areas of Cornwall. Some service users will be in close proximity to your home location and some you will need to travel to for example Truro, Newquay, St Austell and Lostwithiel.
Training: This includes a Care Certificate, Basic Life Skills, Manual Handling and e-learning. You will also benefit from Job Shadowing with your experienced colleagues.
Pension: A generous pension scheme with employer contribution.
Equipment: A full uniform, full PPE provided, work SMART phone, Lone working device & DBS provided.
Annual Leave: 31 days (including Bank Holidays). This is pro-rata for part-time working patterns. Option to buy extra leave.
Access to Employee Discount Scheme, Blue Light card and Vectis card: All provide various discounts on groceries, household bills, holidays and much more.
Opportunities: We offer opportunities to progress and develop a rewarding career. We aim to support our employees and help them find their dream role within Corserv Care.
Shift Pattern: We are ideally looking for carers that can be very flexible to our service needs at this time. All rounds start at 7:00 – 14:00, the evening rounds start at 17:00 and finish at the latest 20:00 and working every other weekend is mandatory.
You will have a regular Week A/Week B rolling rota to help promote a healthy work-life balance, and for ease of mind.
* Current right to work in the UK
* An understanding of reablement and care provision
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Basic IT Skills
* Empathy and a passion to support others
* Excellent attention to detail
* Great time management
* You must have a FULL DRIVING LICENCE that’s valid to drive in the UK and a vehicle
Our values: Committed; kind, caring and compassionate. High-quality; reliable, trustworthy and consistent. Collaborative; respectful, connected and understanding. Proactive; flexible, innovative and problem-solving.
Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at the Corserv Care.
Tel: 0300 303 2130
Job Info
* Job Identification 2535
* Job Category Support Worker
* Posting Date 04/09/2025, 11:32 AM
* Apply Before 04/23/2025, 10:59 PM
* Job Schedule Full time
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