Posted: 19 January
The role
The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:
Providing support to encourage our customers with learning and physical disabilities to maximise their own potential and independenceKey working with individuals to support them in setting out a care and support planFollowing care plans and writing comprehensive care notesProviding a high quality, personalised care and support service including the sensitive delivery of personal care and managing medicationHelping customers to get up, washed and dressedSupporting customers to go to into the local community e.g. visits to local shops and cafes, visiting friends and attending GP appointmentsPromoting a positive culture by engaging with customers to prevent social isolationWorking with customers and other staff members to ensure a clean and comfortable environmentPromoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments Skills and experiences:
Prior experience delivering personal care is desirableA kind, caring natureAbility to work well both as part a team and on own initiativeAbility to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customersExcellent organisation skillsNVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards, is desirableAre 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: 227195
Please note: If you have lived or worked overseas, you may be required to provide an overseas police check. Any costs incurred for this will be reimbursed once employment has commenced.
We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.
If you are applying internally, don't forget to 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. Don’t miss out, 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 our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
