We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Support Worker to join our amazing team here at Care Horizons in the Bristol area.
The role
To support a client with cerebal palsy In the Yate area, this would include personal care needs and hoisting so experience is vital.
Shift times: The shifts would be 24 hours, 16hr and a sleep in.
Pay rates:
- Rate of pay- £12.21
- Nvq level 2- £12.81
- Nvq level 3- £13.40
Are you a team player? Are you motivated by helping other people, driven to make other people happy? Hard working and determined to make a difference in people’s lives everyday? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Supporting clients to cook
- Clean
- Shop
- Menu plan,
- Pay bills
- Attend social activities
- Support to remain as healthy as possible
- Overall to live a happy fulfilled life.
Why do people choose to work with our amazing team?
- We are passionate about providing high quality care tailored to the needs of our clients
- Bupa support.
- Gym membership.
- Costco card membership.
- Chance to complete NVQ .
- We enrich lives and are completely dependable
- We are kind in our approach and flexible with staff and shift patterns
- We are a local business with family values
- We have a knowledgeable and highly skilled team
- We are strong advocates of staff personal development and training
- We have in house training delivered in person not a screen
- We support all our staff equally with an open door policy
- You will have complete support from our Management team
- We have excellent retention rates - people choose to stay with us for a long time :)
Who are we and what should you choose to work WITH us, not for us…
Care Horizons is the leading provider of in-home day and 24/7 care and lifestyle management for individuals with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Operating throughout Southwest Gloucestershire, the highly qualified team at Care Horizons is unparalleled when it comes to transforming people’s lives for the better, maintaining independence with dignity at home, and optimising wellbeing.
We provide support to clients living within their own homes, who need assistance to access the community, attend appointments, cooking, housework, social activities, and support to pay bills. Attending medical appointments.
What values do we look for in our staff?
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- To be Kind, caring and empathetic.
- We want to speak with staff who have a ‘can do’ attitude
- To show a professional attitude at all times
- We look for people with a story to tell and you genuinely wake up on a morning looking forward to helping other people.
- A natural passion for companionship where you really enjoy helping other people.
- To maintain Professionalism at all times
- Be able to cook basic meals for the people we care for
Essential criteria:
- You’re a positive person who sees optimism in every situation.
- Loyalty
- Thoughtful
- Honest
- Caring
- Compassionate
- Polite
- Smartly turned out
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible
- Knowledgeable
- Eager to learn
- You show a professional manner at all times.
- Friendly attitude towards all staff and clients.
- Your own car is needed for this role.
- We do not offer sponsorship.
- Able to work alternative weekends (this makes it fair for all staff).
Become part of the Care Horizons Family! We pride ourselves on being so much more than just an employer, we are a supportive, friendly network of people with a passion for caring and supporting others and supporting you in your role.
We can’t wait to hear from you. Please ‘APPLY’ now and one of our friendly team will be in touch with you within 24 hours.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £12.21-£13.40 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Application question(s):
- Do you have your own car for work use?
- What location are you based please?
- Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK? Unfortunately we do not offer sponsorship.
- Please let us know what available dates you have this week for a 30 minute zoom interview?
- Please note this role is for male staff only due to the needs of the client.
Experience:
- support worker: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
