Care Support Worker

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Would you like a rewarding job in care, making a difference to someone’s life? Are you a caring and compassionate person? We need you to Join our quality care company!

You will be paid between £13.15 and £16.20 per hour after training is completed.

This position is for a part-time waking night role with flexibility required to cover day shifts and sleeping nights on occasion. Experience in completing night time work is essential for this position.

You must be available to work a minimum of 24 hours per week for this position.

Please note that our client has a pet.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting for a Care Support Assistant to support a young gentleman with complex health and social care needs in his own home and out in the community.

Our client's needs include ventilation, personal care and supporting him to maintain his social interests.

Our client has a full social life going out to many activities including exhibitions, meeting friends and family with the support of two carers. In the home, he has lots of visitors and enjoys complex computer games. He goes out to sports events and enjoys many sports especially football and cricket. He likes Marvel and DC films.

Your Life Your Way are committed to conducting a Safer Recruitment Process to protect the people we support. Please be aware that all our vacancies are subject to pre-employment checks e.g. DBS and references.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check (adult and children) with a check of the barred lists. It is preferred that candidates are members of the DBS Update Service. You will be required to provide a certificate number so the status checks can be carried out.

A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role.

If you would like to apply for this position, please apply online by filling in a short application form and uploading a copy of your CV.

Benefits include:

• Good Rate of Pay
• Paid annual leave
• Full training provided
• Confidential employee helpline
• Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care
• Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts with 15,000 brand partners
• Refer a friend scheme
• Early Access Pay

Person Specification

• Experience in completing night time work is essential for this position
• You must be available to work a minimum of 24 hours per week for this position
• You must be comfortable working in an environment that has a pet
• A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role
• Driver preferred but not essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.