Care Support Worker (PT & FT) – Biggleswade (This position has been filled)

Care is Central is currently looking to grow our dedicated team of Care Support Workers, working primarily in our brand new Independent Living Scheme at Chamomile Gardens in Biggleswade.

We have part-time and full-time roles available and are looking for enthusiastic carers to join us at this exciting time, your role is to support older and vulnerable people to live happy, positive and independent lives in a safe and compassionate way. Duties may include:

– Preparing snacks and meals for residents

– Tidying the house and helping with basic housekeeping tasks

– Taking your client to appointments, shopping, and other social engagements

– Offering companionship – listening and talking with your client, you’ll be amazed by their stories!

– Supporting their dignity – personal care, bathing, dressing, etc.

– Administering medication to help keep your client in the best state of health

– Engaging with residents and their families to continuously develop care plans

– Being resilient, attentive and ensuring our residents are treated with the dignity and care they deserve

You will be located at Sorrell Gardens in Biggleswade although you will be expected to sometimes travel and work at other scheme locations in Central Bedfordshire as necessary.

Requirements:

No previous experience is necessary. Outside of the ability to laugh, work well in a team, and have good time management and genuine empathy towards people, you will need:

– To be eligible to work in the UK

– Have a good level of English

Full training will be provided, and you will be mentored by an experienced carer for two weeks to ensure you are confident in your role.

Reasons to work for us:

• Hourly rate of £11 per hour
• Flexible pay app to get early payment from shifts worked
• Free uniform & DBS checks
• Sick pay
• Paid induction training, gain a recognised Care Certificate
• Opportunity to obtain NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Health & Social Care
• 25 days holiday & pension
• Double pay Christmas day/Boxing Day/New Year’s Day
• Paid update training

Because we recognise how hard you work, we also offer:

• An incredible discount scheme on High St shops, restaurants and online shopping
• A Peer-to-peer reward scheme for living our values
• Wellbeing and health support
• Genuine career development with training and mentoring initiatives
• Regular staff social events
• Your birthday off as paid holiday
• Early access to your wages at any time in month and financial advice through our app

About Care is Central

Our vision is to be the leading care provider for Central Bedfordshire. With a team of over 70 carers, working in five independent living schemes in Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard, Houghton Regis and Dunstable, we believe in delivering the very best possible care to those that need it and the very best opportunities to our care support workers. Enabling you to develop your career and get more out of your care job than just a pay check.

We only recruit the most passionate people, not necessarily the most qualified or experienced but the ones that care the most, that want to make a difference and want to make the world a better place for the people that they support.

We truly support and value our care teams offering a wealth of benefits, training packages, fast career progression and well-being support. We know you can’t care to the best of your ability if you are not being properly supported yourself. Find out more why you should work for us

If you enjoy meeting people, caring for others and would like to work for a company that supports and celebrates our hard-working staff, then apply now.