Care Assistant
Website Brandon Trust
Job Summary Seeking support workers in Witney
Do you live within a 45 minute commute of of Witney?
Do you want to join friendly team and enjoy walking, swimming, watching movies and horse riding?
Your care, skills and life experience could be a great match for our support worker role. All you need is a willingness to learn, flexibility, a can-do attitude and a desire to help someone live a full life!
The support worker provides person centred care around each person’s values, preferences and needs which could include developing daily living skills, accessing a wider community, personal care and medication needs.
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This role will best suit someone with UK manual driving with experience as a support worker, carer, Health care assistant, Play worker, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, or someone looking to start a career in care.
Please note: This role does not offer sponsorship and is unsuitable for a 20-hour 2nd job.
Benefits
Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £11.68 to £12.02 per Hour)
Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
On-going training and career development including professional qualifications
Contributory Pension
We cover the cost of DBS checks
Rota’s are planned in advance
Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings.
Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership
Successfully ‘recommend a friend’ to join us and you’ll receive a thank-you payment
Access to wellbeing helplines.
Health Cash Plan
Please note this role does not offer sponsorship
You will:
Live within a 45 minute commute of Witney
Have good communication skills
Have a positive and patient approach
Be resilient and respect people’s differences
Be able to build professional relationships
Work well as part of a team
Your responsibilities:
To empower the people we support to live the lives they want to lead
To develop daily living skills.
Support the people we support to access their communities for socialisation, employment, training or friendships
To contribute to, develop and implement the individuals care plans.
To communicate effectively and professionally with people we support, their family members, and external professionals.
Maintain the health needs of the individuals we support
This role could suit: Care worker, Health and social care professionals, Support Workers, Teaching assistants, Health care Assistants, Carers, Volunteers. Learning support assistants, Play workers.
About Brandon
Brandon Trust works alongside people of different abilities so they are able to create opportunity and feel empowered to live the life they want.
All support workers work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.