Description Seckford Care Address: Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JJ Salary: £13.00 - £13.63 per hour, £15.60 - £16.35 per hour at weekends, £500 welcome bonus Hours: Full Time and Part Time hours available Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible Reference: 0296 Full time, part time and relief position available. Shift times vary between 7am - 2.45pm, 2.15pm - 10pm, we also have 5 -10pm shifts available. Alternate weekends are worked as part of a two-week rolling rota. Seckford Care is an award winning, CQC Outstanding care facility based in our beautiful grade 2* listed building in the heart of Woodbridge. We provide 30 Extra Care apartments for those who wish to live independently, safe in the knowledge that carers are on hand 24 hours a day. We provide 26 residential care rooms in Jubilee House for those who would like their own comfortable room, all their meals, laundry and cleaning provided. Our dedicated Activities team facilitates a wide range of activities for all residents at Seckford Care. We are looking to appoint a Female Support Worker to join our highly skilled staff team and who are committed to making the lives of older people as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible. We place the utmost value on the amazing job our Carers do and pay above market rates for the support they provide, together with several other benefits. Your responsibilities You will: assist and provide quality care to older people within their own accommodation to lead fulfilling and independent lives, with the provision of support and practical assistance with personal and social care needs in response to each individual’s assessed requirements promote the physical, emotional and intellectual wellbeing of the people living here, which may include supporting them in social activities attend to, assist and advise our residents with all aspects of personal care in accordance with their assessed needs assist our residents at mealtimes, including assisting with eating and drinking and in the preparation of drinks and meals when necessary assist and encourage our residents to be as independent as possible, as well as assisting and encouraging the people living in the flats to maintain their own accommodation and assist in the cleaning of kitchens and bathrooms prompt and support our residents in managing and administering their own medication in accordance with the operational policy advise the management team of any apparent problems associated with health, care, support or the administration of medication monitor individual’s wellbeing and to respond to the alarm call system keep a daily record and when appropriate, to report participate in regular reviews and re-assessments and document them understand, promote and adhere to the Health and Safety policy and procedures co-operating with the Foundation on all health and safety matters be responsible for taking reasonable care of yourself and others in the workplace understand and respect people’s privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times carry out duties irrespective of age, race, colour, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation and religion and to always adhere to The Seckford Foundation’s Equal Opportunities policies. These are the normal duties which the Foundation requires from the position. However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible, and all employees will from time to time be required to perform other duties as necessary for the efficient running of all areas of the care provision. Additionally, we operate as one staff team providing care and support in our residential home, and our extra care accommodation. Within this one team, there are groups of staff who will be attached to one area, but who will on occasion be required to work in other areas as needs dictate. This job description is non-contractual, and it will be reviewed from time to time and may be subject to change. We will offer you: Blue Light card reimbursement 6 monthly Wellbeing Tokens Free uniform (tunics) Allowance towards the purchase of black trousers Free Enhanced DBS check Introduce a Friend scheme £350 after probation, £350 after 12 months service *subject to Ts and Cs Daily snacks provided in the staff room Death in service benefit About us Seckford Care is an award-winning, Care Quality Commission ‘Outstanding’ care facility, based in our beautiful Grade II* Listed building, in the heart of Woodbridge. We provide 30 Extra Care apartments for those who wish to live independently, safe in the knowledge that carers are on-hand 24 hours a day. We provide 26 Residential Care rooms in Jubilee House for those who would like their own comfortable room, with all their meals, laundry and cleaning provided. Our dedicated Activities team facilitates a wide range of activities for all residents at Seckford Care. We also offer the Seckford Club for those who live in the community and would like to meet other people and take part in activities. The Seckford Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and all applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate checks for the position, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. For more information To find out more about us, please visit our website. If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, please contact James Wells, Recruitment Administrator by calling 01394 615170. How to apply For full details of the job role and information on how to apply, please go to the vacancy pages of our website. Closing date: 8am, 31 July 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applicants received. Under the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), all appointments are subject to the usual pre-employment checks to meet vetting and barring requirements. For more information about the application and vetting process please refer to the Explanatory Notes provided. All appointments are subject to the usual pre-employment checks to meet vetting and barring requirements. For more information about the application and vetting process please refer to the Explanatory Notes provided. This role is subject to an appropriate level DBS and recruitment compliance checks. Applicants must have right to work in the UK status. All our roles require candidates to have valid documents to demonstrate their entitlement to work within the UK, Seckford Care does not currently offer sponsorship.