Care and Support Assistant
60 per hour
16 hours per week
Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Care and Support Assistant at our CQC registered Learning Disabilities Service, Albert Park Road, Malvern.
At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.
We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.
Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.
The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:
Delivering a high level of personalised care and support and encouraging our customers to live as independently as possible promoting active support for all
Supporting customers with washing, dressing, bathing, and hygiene
Helping customers to arrange and attend appointments i.e. with their GP
Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
Prior experience delivering personal care is desirable
Ability to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customers
NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards, is desirable
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:
At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
A pension scheme with employer contributions
A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
Health and well-being plans
Life assurance
Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
A wide range of learning and development opportunities
If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.
Inclusion is one of our core values. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.