Support Worker - Colchester, United Kingdom - Forest Homecare.

Forest Homecare.

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Colchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Work with Forest Homecare

Job Title:
Support Worker

Location:
Colchester

Responsible to:
Coordinator / Senior Support Worker

Salary:
£10 - £14.08 Per Hour
We are recruiting Support Workers to work in Colchester. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided.

You will need to be flexible and able to work with adults who may have learning disabilities or mental health needs.

You will be part of an established family-run care agency that operates throughout Essex & Suffolk.

What we can offer you:

Work in your local community
Join a great team working for a highly respected organization
Paid induction training with regular updates
Care certificate & Health and Social Care qualifications
Free DBS Check (if required)
Uniforms and PPE provided
Full or Part-Time Hours with flexible shifts to suit you
Mileage paid dependent on area and travel requirements
Holiday Pay
Annual Salary reviews
Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
Recommend a Friend scheme paying up to £1000 per successful referral

Role Responsibilities:

The role of Support Worker will involve supporting individuals with a wide range of activities including access to vocational, educational, and social activities.
Supporting with homerelated tasks as well as general day to day activities as required by the service user in order to meet their desired outcomes and needs.
In addition to this, some of the individuals that we support may require assistance and prompt with aspects of their personal care.
Visits can range from 30 minutes to several hours depending on Service Users' needs and requirements. In addition to this, some of the people we support require sleep in duties overnight.
Due to the nature of the role, an element of travelling is required and therefore we will require drivers with a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

We will be able to offer you full or part-time hours including every other weekend or one day every weekend.

Essential:

Be reliable and honest and have a naturally caring and compassionate nature.
Understand the importance of maintaining our Service Users' dignity and respect.
Excellent verbal and written communication.