Female Support Worker Weekends - Friday to Sunday, Supported Living.
30 hours per week. Various 10-14 hour shifts, both days and nights. £12.71 per hour.
An exciting opportunity to join the DOVE Project’s expanding Supported Living Services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and flexible individual to join our team of Support Workers to provide exceptional person-centred, caring and safe support.
This service is designed to provide innovative, person centred and outcome focused support for young people with a range of disabilities accessing Respite and Enabling support within our adapted property in Plympton.
You will support the service users with:
Personal hygiene, laundry and cleaning.
Meal planning, shopping, safe cooking and healthy eating.
Budgeting and finances.
Accessing the community; visiting Garden Centres, Parks, Aquarium visits and more.
Activities such as arts and crafts and more.
Medication and attending medical appointments.
Daily living skills and maintaining relationships with their family and friends.
Implement day to day of individual support plans and activities within a challenging environment.
Possible wheelchair users - lifting and moving and handling equipment involved.
Complex care: PEG / NG feeding, medication, suctioning, cough assists and oxygen and nebuliser support.
Maintain effective communication and liaison with service user, family and others whilst respecting appropriate confidentiality.
To maintain accurate notes and records.
Location & Hours:
30 hours per week. Various 10-14 hour shifts, both days and nights. £12.71 per hour. Easily accessible by public transport and free on site parking if you are a driver.
The Caretech Group is a Sponsored Employer but our sponsorship programme is currently full. Please only apply if you have an existing right-to-work in the UK that doesn’t require sponsorship and you are not currently under an existing sponsorship.
About CareTech:
At CareTech, we believe every person deserves the opportunity to lead a fulfilling life. We are committed to delivering exceptional care and support. Our care is person-centred, empowering, and respectful. It enables the people that we support to live “extraordinary days, every day”
CareTech Community Services Ltd, established in 1994, is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.
CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
Benefits of working for CareTech:
28 days holidays inclusive of bank holidays
Flexible Additional Holiday Purchase Scheme
Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
Dedicated learning & development programmes.
We provide FREE training to achieve qualification in Social Care.
DBS check paid by Caretech prior to starting with us.
Stakeholder Pension
Free Employee Assistance Programme
Employee recognition schemes and Annual Employee Awards Evening
Carer progression within the company.
CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.
* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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