Location: Canterbury, Kent
Contract: Bank / Zero Hour Contract
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Closing Date: Friday 31 October 2025
Kingston is a warm, happy care home, with a large country garden accessible to residents, which provides care and support for up to 8 people. The support we offer includes Learning Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, non-weight bearing, dementia, elderly, skin integrity control, full nutritional support, full continence support and peg feeding.
Rated good by CQC, the service is located in Kingston, Canterbury in Kent. Please note that public transport can be an issue to this service as the bus is not a regular service. Drivers are therefore preferable unless you can get to the service with no problems to start morning shifts at 8am and with afternoon shifts if you are able to get transport home in the evening when a shift finishes at 9pm.
Bank Support Worker- Kingston House, Kingston, Canterbury, Kent
You must hold a UK Driving Licence due to rural location.
Benefits include:
* Flexible Additional Holiday Purchase Scheme
* Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
* Dedicated learning & development programmes
* Apprenticeships to those with less experience looking to join the Care Sector
* FREE training to achieve qualification in Social Care
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics
* DBS check paid by Caretech prior to starting with us
* Refer a Friend Reward Scheme – earn up to £250 per referral!
* Stakeholder Pension
* Share Save Scheme
* Free Employee Assistance Programme
* Annual Employee Awards Evening
* Employee recognition schemes
* Carer progression within the company
* CareTech Foundation – Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
The Role
We are providing individuals with practical and emotional care, enabling them to lead as ordinary life as they can achieve. To help them achieve this you will need to be flexible as you are required to work shifts including bank holidays, weekends and potential sleep ins.
If your best traits are positivity, friendliness and innovation then this job is for you!
Main Duties And Responsibilities
To participate in the day to day implementation of individual support plans and activities within a challenging environment.
To maintain effective communication and liaison with service users, families and others whilst respecting appropriate confidentiality.
To support service users with the preparation of Meals, Laundry duties, cleaning and social events.
To maintain accurate notes and records as and when required.
To work as part of a team to provide high quality care.
To drive the service vehicle for the service users
Personal Characteristics
Diploma in Health and Social Care or be willing to work towards one.
Experience in supporting adults with challenging behaviour, learning disabilities and/or mental health issues would be great, but not essential!
The ability to keep calm under pressure.
The confidence to work alone or as part of a team.
Excellent communication skills
The passion to work with vulnerable adults
The desire and commitment to achieve high standards of safeguarding.
The Organisation
CareTech Community Services Ltd is a provider 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 people to live in community settings with learning disabilities, severe physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, challenging behaviour, mental health, forensic needs and acquired brain injury within a range of settings including, supported living services, shared housing, residential services and outreach.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
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