Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone! As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:
* Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
* Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
* Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
* Maintain up to date and accurate records.
* Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
* Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
* Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
* Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
* Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more information, please visit our website.
Benefits include:
* Free Blue Light Card.
* Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
* Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
* Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
* Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
* Free DBS check.
* Employee Assistance Programme and more.
From 1 December 2025, enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday - 7am Monday). We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by regulators.
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