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 some of the duties you will perform:
1. Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
2. Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events, and appointments.
3. Support our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
4. Maintain up-to-date and accurate records.
5. Have good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
6. Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
7. Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
8. Be able to work under pressure and as part of a team.
9. Flexibility to work within rostered hours and participate in an on-call rota if required.
About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. Please note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal, and high-peak times, the employer may limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. For more details, please visit our website.
Benefits include:
* A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour from 8pm to 7am, Monday to Sunday (not applicable to sleep-ins).
* A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour from 7am to 8pm on Saturday and Sunday.
* Contributory pension scheme with life cover.
* Access to a Cash Health Plan at favorable rates.
* Development opportunities through apprenticeships and recognized qualifications.
* Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
* Free DBS check.
* Employee Assistance Programme and more!
We are among the highest-rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by regulators.
Note: We are currently consulting on a proposed change to enhancement rates. If accepted, from 1 December 2025, new enhancement rates will be £1.00 per hour for night and weekend work, excluding sleep-ins.
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