Care Support Worker - The Cotswolds The Oakleaf Group
Location: Duston, Northampton
Permanent| Full-time|37.5 hours per week (rota-based)
Rate: £13.03 per hour
‘Extraordinary Days, Every Day’
At CareTech, we are committed to delivering Extraordinary Days, Every Day through high-quality, person-centred care. Our focus is on empowering independence, building confidence and life skills, and supporting people to live fulfilling lives in environments that best suit their needs.
The Oakleaf group are seeking to recruit Care Support Workers to join the team at their site, The Cotswolds, in Duston, Northampton. The successful candidate will be able to work flexible working hours and have the passion to make a difference to the lives of those they support.
About the Service - The Oakleaf Group
The Oakleaf Group is firmly established as one of the leading providers of rehabilitation services for men who have a brain injury or who suffer from other neurological conditions.
We are currently recruiting Care Support Workers to complete day shifts but contracts will be issued to include days, nights and weekends.
The Role:
You will perform duties to support our residents with varying degrees of mental health illness, in line with agreed plans and direction by the clinical team using a recovery focussed model. We are providing individuals with practical and emotional care, enabling them to lead as ordinary life as they can achieve. You will need to be flexible, as you are required to work shifts including bank holidays and weekends.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking people who are caring, patient, and respectful, with a positive and resilient approach. You should be confident working independently and within a team, have good communication skills, basic IT and written abilities, and be flexible and reliable.
Requirements
* Ability to work unsociable hours on a rota basis
* Drivers desirable but not essential
* Enhanced DBS required (paid for by CareTech)
* Good communication skills, allowing you to engage & interact with our residents
* Ability to keep calm under pressure
* Confidence to work alone and also be part of a team (family)
* Passionate about making a difference to someone else life
* Good written skills
What We Offer
* Recommend A Friend Bonus
* Up to 28 Days Holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays
* Free DBS Check
* Blue Light Card
* Stakeholder Pension
* Free Employee Assistance Programme
* Annual Employee Awards Evening
* Employee Recognition Schemes
* Ongoing training with clear career progression opportunities, including access to qualifications up to degree level
* CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grant
Some roles may require male or female employees only, where this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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