Support Worker – Lansbury Court Care Home
Location: Lansbury Court Care Home, Parkhouse Avenue, Castletown, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 3DF
Salary: £14.10 per hour
Schedule/Hours: Full & Part-time available – Nights
Pay Rates:
* NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care: £13.27 per hour
* NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care: £14.10 per hour
Requirements: If you hold an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care and have at least 6 months’ experience in a Dementia care setting, we’d love to hear from you.
As a Specialist Support Worker, you will help ensure that people are treated with respect and dignity. Your approach will be empathetic, compassionate, and focused on ensuring that the lives of residents are fulfilled and meaningful.
What You'll Be Doing
* Building meaningful relationships with residents and their families
* Support people to participate in appropriate leisure activities and activities of daily living, normalising life as much as possible with joy and happiness
* Providing personal care with empathy and sensitivity
* Receive tailored dementia training to enhance your skills and the lives of those you will support
* Collaborating with a passionate, multidisciplinary team
Everything You’ll Love
* Career development from day one, with clear progression pathways
* Hundreds of colleague discounts every month across shopping, holidays, dining, tech, and more
* Excellent employee recognition schemes such as ‘Making a Difference’ award and Long Service Awards
* Free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through an Employee Assistance Programme helpline and wellbeing app that’s available 24/7, all year round
* Company-supported pension scheme
* Fully funded DBS check
About Lansbury Court Care Home
A former mining community, Castletown is an area of Sunderland north of the River Wear and close to Hylton Castle. With good road access to Wessington Way, Lansbury Court care home is a single-storey modern home that has been purpose-built to provide specialist care tailored to both younger adults and older people living with dementia.
Orchard Care Homes has a network of 23 care homes and has been providing care for older people for over 15 years. We are committed to being at the heart of the local community and delivering the same level of care that we would all wish for our loved ones.
We believe in investing in our people. Your professional development will be actively encouraged, with plenty of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.
Apply today
If you're ready to bring your compassion, energy, and dedication to a role that truly makes a difference, apply today and help us provide the kind of care every person deserves.
We proudly support the Armed Forces community and welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and military spouses as part of our commitment to the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We value the unique skills and experiences that service personnel bring and are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
About Orchard Care Homes: we value our employees and offer a wide range of benefits.
Lansbury Court Care Home in Sunderland
We offer specialist Reconnect dementia care, residential dementia care and short-term respite stays. Just a stone's throw away from River Wear and Hylton…
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