Support Worker - Extra Care & Community Outreach

Urenco Group; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care organization is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for its Extra Care Scheme in Lichfield. This part-time role involves assisting elderly residents with personal care and mobility to promote their independence. Ideal candidates should demonstrate kindness, compassion, and respect, ensuring the dignity of those they support. Competitive pay rates of £12.51 per hour on weekdays and £12.81 per hour on weekends are offered, along with comprehensive training and benefits.

Benefits

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

NEST Pension

Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes

Paid Shadowing in the field

Refer a friend payment

Qualifications

• Ability to support elderly individuals with physical frailty and mobility challenges.
• Understanding the importance of privacy and dignity in personal care activities.
• Ability to participate in social activities with residents.

Responsibilities

• Support elderly residents in maintaining independence and individuality.
• Assist residents with mobility to dining areas and other communal spaces.
• Provide personal care services including washing and dressing.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Respect

Personal care

Communication

Job description

NOW OPEN!! - DAY SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Part-time hours available - alternate weekend working is essential.

Are you considering a career in Care/Support Work? Or are you an experienced Carer/Support Worker who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care/support that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people’s lives.

Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you to work in our brand new Extra Care Scheme Blackberry Court in Lichfield, and also the local community (Outreach). Blackberry Court is a brand-new retirement living community and adjacent bungalows, set within The Maples retirement village in Streethay, near Lichfield. It offers rental apartments and bungalows, as well as communal facilities, for people, aged 55 or over.

If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…

About the role

As a Support Worker in our Extra Care Scheme you will be supporting the elderly who are finding it difficult to cope due to physical frailty, enabling them to maintain their individuality and vital independence. You’ll help the people we support - often with restricted mobility - to move to dining areas at meal times, communal areas for social activities and to the privacy of their bedrooms and bathrooms at their request.

You’ll help them with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing – this will mean you’ll understand the importance of privacy and dignity – so important to everyone. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by being a part of the recreational and social activities with residents, and as a group.

And always with a kind smile and a supportive word, even when sometimes a day is challenging!

Benefits for the Role

Pay Rates

Weekdays £12.51 per hour

Weekend Days £12.81 per hour

• Full and Part time hours available
• Free uniform and PPE
• Excellent career progression
• Fully structured support for all new starters available
• Full Out of Hours support
• full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.
• In-depth online & Office based training
• Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
• Paid Shadowing in the field
• You get paid by BACS every 4 weeks
• NEST Pension
• Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions
• We will pay for mandatory refresher training

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.

We support a range of people including the elderly and people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet the individual needs of the people we support, our support ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in support and can either be short or long-term.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

• To apply for this role, you must have the right to live and work in the UK. We will request evidence of your immigration status as part of your recruitment process.