What we’re looking for:
1. Do you have experience of working within Care & Support?
2. Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults?
3. Do you currently hold a UK Driving Licence?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have a number opportunities for a Care Support Worker on a Permanent basis in and around the Grays area.
A bit about the role:
As a Care Support Worker you will assist people to live well, be independent and connected to their own community. You will support people with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life. You will work within agreed boundaries, following operational guidance, policies and procedures. You will advocate for the people you support so that they are protected from harm and able to exercise their human rights. Some of the key results for the role include:
4. Play an active and key role in achieving the your teams objectives.
5. Represent the interests of your team with stakeholders that you meet during the course of your work.
6. Be professional and promote positive joint working between relatives, other departments and partners.
7. Play your part in ensuring that we deliver a quality service where risk is well managed.
8. Understand and abide by the organisation and regulatory rules that apply to your service including those set by the CQC.
This role will require a Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.
The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 107,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.
Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.
We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
9. Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
10. Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
11. 4 x Life Assurance
12. Sleep in allowance
13. Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
14. Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
15. Two additional paid volunteering days each year
16. Family friendly policies
17. Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1