Support Worker- Nights

As a Support Worker, you'll provide a high level of care and support to vulnerable people, enabling them to live the life they choose. Your responsibilities will include assisting with daily tasks such as personal care, medication administration, and mealtime support, while motivating and encouraging choice and participation., Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone! Please note applicants must be able to speak fluent English language.

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.


• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.


• Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.


• Maintain up to date and accurate records.
  
  Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.


• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.


• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).


• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.


• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required., Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.


• Free Blue Light Card.


• Free DBS check.


• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.


• Substantial and flexible annual leave, with the option to sell (salary sacrifice).


• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.


• Comprehensive training relevant to your role.


• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.


• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.


• Access to cycle-to-work benefits (salary sacrifice).


• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!


A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday - Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.