Overview
Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Bank Care and Support Assistant at our CQC Registered Learning Disabilities Service, Skelton Court in Leicester. We specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible. We’re a national organisation, not-for-profit and locally focused on putting our customers at the heart of what we do. Your work makes a difference every day, whether you are delivering support directly or working in our offices to support frontline teams.
And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. We’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals through comprehensive training and benefits.
The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:
Responsibilities
* Delivering a high level of personalised care and support and encouraging customers to live as independently as possible, promoting active support for all
* Supporting customers with washing, dressing, bathing, and hygiene
* Administering medication
* Assisting customers with shopping, cleaning, and laundry tasks
* Helping customers to arrange and attend appointments, e.g. with their GP
* Promoting a positive culture by engaging with customers to prevent social isolation
* Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
* Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
* Providing peace of mind for residents by carrying out security checks throughout the night and checking on all buildings and residents
* Conducting bed calls and morning calls to a high standard
Skills and experiences
* Prior experience delivering personal care is desirable
* Ability to work well both as part of a team and on own initiative
* Ability to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customers
* NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards, is desirable
Benefits and development
Are you ready to be your best? Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits. As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:
* A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
* Health and well-being plans
* A wide range of learning and development opportunities
Job Reference: 226127
We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK. If applying internally, use your internal careers account to submit your application.
We might get a lot of applications, so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Please apply early.
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment for employees and customers. We work with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for. Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
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