As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire, you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:
* Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
* Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events, and appointments.
* Supporting our Person-Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
* Maintain up-to-date and accurate records.
Care Assistant, Support Worker, or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone. You should have good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
* Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
* Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
* Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
* Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
From 1 December 2025, enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday - 7am Monday). This does not apply to sleep-ins.
Athol House provides high-quality care, with excellent transport links and local facilities close to Crystal Palace. We're a specialist provider delivering person-centred care. Our residents have a wide range of physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and/or long-term health conditions.
We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated 'good' by regulators.
Benefits include:
* Free Blue Light Card.
* Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
* Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
* Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
* Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
* Free DBS check.
* Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
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