Care Support Worker - Hambridge

Job Description

Are you a confident Care Support Worker with a passion for delivering care?

Lifeways – Specialist Support Services serving your local community

Are you looking for a career that transforms lives for the better? Do you have a passion to make a real impact in your local community? Lifeways offer genuine, rewarding career progression and investment in recognised qualifications. We are the UK’s largest supported living healthcare provider and have been proudly supporting communities since 1995.

Shift patterns - Full time/Part time

• Shift patterns - 15 hour shifts/Day shifts available and weekend work is a must for this role. 37.5 hours full time.
• Opportunity to gain health and social care qualifications funded by Lifeways.
• Free DBS check.
• Discounts and cashback at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Lifeways Rewards.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to the employee assistance program which provides advice and support.
• Blue Light Card.

For this service driving is a requirement due to service user requirements.

Here at Lifeways in Hambridge, we are looking for Support Workers to join our fantastic team. Ideally you will have previous experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker or Healthcare Assistant. If you are new to care but have a passion for helping others lead their most independent lives, then Lifeways can offer you excellent training and ongoing support to enable you to enjoy a rewarding career with us.

At this service, you will be supporting a service user with epilepsy, autism and learning disabilities. You will be lone working at some points in the shift however the person we support is cared for on a 2-1 basis for 7.5 hours of the day for support to access the community. The person we support enjoys trips out in the car to visit different places such as parks, nature reserves, beaches, shops, and other local amenities. You will need to display patience as sometimes our service user is reluctant to have personal care and will need lots if encouragement but staff will need to support with this.

The person we support does enjoy time to themselves during the day and staff can use this time to complete necessary paperwork and maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the house. You will be responsible for daily medication and daily financial transactions.

This is a great opportunity to develop your career in the care industry – if this sounds of interest, simply click Apply!

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