Weekend Support Worker - Loose, Maidstone

Job description

WEEKEND SUPPORT WORKER - Loose, Maidstone

COVID 19 * Fast Track Application * Training & Benefits

£8.72ph - 14hrs Saturday & Sunday between 7.45 - 21.45

28 Days annual leave inc bank holidays

ShareSave Scheme

Additional Holiday Purchase Scheme

Company Pension

Exceptional Training & Development

As a Support Worker, you will be providing individuals with practical and emotional care, enabling them to lead as ordinary lives as they can achieve.

Are you caring? Inspirational? Optimistic? In addition, Insightful? - These are easy words, but the real job of a support worker is the blend all this to enable our service users to lead fulfilling and satisfying lives.

The Service

Magnolia House is a small care home which provides care and support for up to 6 people with learning disabilities. Based in Loose, Maidstone it has onsite parking and frequent local transport.

Personal Characteristics

• Diploma in Health and Social Care or be willing to work towards one.
• The ability to keep calm under pressure.
• The confidence to work alone or as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills
• The passion to work with vulnerable adults
• The desire and commitment to achieve high standards of safeguarding.

The Organisation:

CareTech Community Services Ltd is a provider of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for people to live in community settings with learning disabilities, severe physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, challenging behaviour, mental health, forensic needs and acquired brain injury within a range of settings including, supported living services, shared housing, residential services and outreach. We encourage people to take control of their lives - this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a "Disability Confident Leader".

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Other

Location

Maidstone

Working hours per week

4 - 40

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Profession type

Training

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English