- No experience necessary – full training and guidance will be given
- A good level of written and verbal communication skills
- You demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- Able to adapt to working environments
- A willingness and ability to train towards an NVQ 2 in Care
- You hold at least 5 GCSE passes at grade "C" or above (or equivalent, Grade 9-5) including Maths and English
- A competitive hourly rate
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Job security and career progression opportunities
- An enhanced DBS check, paid for by us
- A great pension scheme
- Full training provided at no additional cost, as well as discounted Ferry and Fastcat travel
- Employee referral scheme – get rewarded for referring your friends
- Eligible for Blue Light discounts
Care Worker - Ventnor, United Kingdom - Southern Housing Group
Description
Role:
Care Worker
Salary:
£11.50 per hour
Location:
Byrnhill Grove, Ventnor
Contract type:
Permanent
Hours:
35 hours per week
The role :
You will work as part of the team providing person centred care & support to residents living at Byrnhill Grove, our Registered Care Home in Ventnor. You will promote residents independence, safety, health and wellbeing demonstrating the core values of the organisation.
You will work as part of a rota covering early mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends. You must be physically able to undertake manual handling and you will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Services check. As a Care Worker, you'll have a hands-on approach to caring for our elderly residents. You'll be flexible to respond to their individual needs, assisting them with intimate personal care when required and ensuring their environment is safe and secure, following health and safety requirements and carrying out care plans and risk assessments.
What you'll have:
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The location:
Byrnhill Grove is a residential care home in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. The home cares for elderly people. It can be easily reached by public transport and is located centrally in Ventnor.
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Benefits in working with us:
Rest assured, that working with us will empower you to be with a real sense of purpose and pride in everything you do.
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.