Awake Nights Care Assistant

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Would you like to have more Time to Care in one location - rather than often commuting?

We work to inspire vibrant community hubs that enrich our clients’ later lives by promoting as many opportunities as possible to remain mentally and physically active. Care Support has been providing care and support to people for over 20 years. Originating in the homecare sector, we have now developed into a specialist Extra Care provider, delivering personalised Extra Care and support to over 800 clients in the South East and continuing to grow.

The Role

• Shifts available:(Evening shifts available). Please note that these shifts may finish slightly earlier / later.
• Your role, according to the Care Plan that you’re providing, may also include providing specialist care and supporting our clients with more complex needs.
• No two days are the same and your responsibilities will range from helping clients to get up and ready for the day, from washing, bathing, toileting to helping with all the little things: the laundry, cleaning, shopping and cooking.
• Working variable hours may mean that your hours can change weekly, dependent on your rota.
• Please note that the business is open during bank holidays and so we would need you to work on some bank holidays. Any bank holidays worked will be added back into your accrued holiday
  

The Team

• You will work within our Extra Care scheme - which means that you will work in one location for an entire shift - offering you less time commuting and more time to care!
• This scheme offers an on-site restaurant and a communal (shared) staff room with all the facilities (plus free tea and coffee!) needed for your lunch and breaks.
• The team say that they enjoy their team, the beautiful building and it always helps to have a friendly management team! We have an interesting mix of clients in this scheme and we mainly offer support for mental health and dementia, with a few clients supported with using hoists / physical disabilities. This is a very enjoyable role where you will be involved in supporting exciting activities such as memory-sharing and outings.
  

About You

• Care experience preferred - although not as essential as a good understanding of providing care for another
• It is important that you have a self-motivated and cheerful attitude, with a naturally caring and considerate nature.
• You have a natural ability to build rapport with clients and it is super important that you are reliable as our clients depend on you and the responsibility for their care will fall to you.
• You have good verbal and written communication skills to ensure that every customer feels comfortable with you and you can communicate their care and requirements to the rest of the team.
• Please note that you will need an Enhanced DBS check in order to provide care support. We can accept a DBS from the Update Service or assist you with a check.
  

Benefits For You

• We offer a competitive salary of £9.00 per hour
• Up to 28 days paid holiday per year (inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata)
• A competitive pension scheme to help you plan for the future
• Flexible working hours and local work
• We will invest and provide you with 2 x days FREE (face to face) Induction Training plus further E-Learning & Workbooks following which, on completion, you will receive a Care Training Certificate.
• We will also continue to support your development throughout your career with us, through refresher training, knowledge and opportunities to develop your career within the care sector. It is important that you are willing to undergo continuous training and supervision when required.If you are passionate about supporting customers and genuinely want to provide good care, we can offer you a career working in a friendly and supportive environment so please get in touch with us today!