Care Support Worker

Location Norwich
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: New
Salary: £11.44
Contact name: Sonia Abban

Contact email: sonia.abban@ambient.org.uk
Job ref: 004365
Published: 10 days ago

Want to take your first steps to join a new rewarding career? 

 

Care Support Worker

Norfolk NR10

£11.44 per hour

Full & Part Time Available

 

Ambient Support is a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health need and people with a learning disability.

 

Benefits:

       Extensive access and support to recognised qualifications*

       5.6 weeks (28.0 days pro rata for hours worked) annual leave per annum. No additional leave is given for bank holidays.*

       Employee benefit discount scheme*

       Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)*

 

Our Support Worker needs:

*       Empathy, caring and sensitivity to the needs of others

*       Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

*       Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our staff.

*       Computer Literacy 

*       Car driver desirable but not essential

 

Our Support Worker’s duties will be:

*       You will be supporting individuals to live the life they want within their community in which they live, to build positive relationships and to reach their potential 

*       Social and emotional support, either at home and/or in their local community

*       Supporting service users with their personal care support including personal hygiene needs if required

*       Support with their shopping, assist with budgeting

*       Building/maintaining relationship with friends and family

*       Household tasks including cooking, cleaning and laundry

*       Going out for walks, meals and other activities that supported individuals may want to experience.

 

Our Learning Disability services can provide care and support for people with a range of complex and specialist needs. 

We provide person centred services using a range of support approaches such as Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support to help people gain skills and increase their independence.   

 

Apply Today! Ref: INDEA