Female Weekend Extra Care Support Worker in Reading

Job description

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support to people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people. We are recruiting Female Weekend Extra Care Workers for our Extra Care Services for older people in Reading.

We are looking for motivated and warm applicants to work in a person-centred way with older people with care and support needs in Tilehurst and the wider Reading area. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people
• Supporting service users to retain their independence for as long as possible
• Identifying and accessing opportunities with the service users to support them to lead meaningful and fulfilling lifestyles
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users
• Working as part of a team and alone in service user homes
• Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service

Experience of working with older people is not essential; however you must have a warm personality and be able to work in a person-centred way with older people.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

Exempt from section 7 2e of the SDA / 5 2d of the RDA.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Other

Location

Reading

Working hours per week

4 - 40

Type of Contract

Casual / Part 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