Care First Recruitment Solutions
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Ferndown, Dorset
Support Worker
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £9.00 per hour |
Overview
Support Workers will be travelling from house to house looking after elderly and some dementia clients in the Bournemouth and Ferndown areas. You're a compassionate, can-do person with experience supporting older people. You’re good at using your initiative and working well under pressure. You must be a car driver with a vehicle for this role. Support Workers visit people in the comfort of their own homes, providing help and support with social and personal care, as well as supporting people to access the community and lead active lives. It's all about your own life experience, your personality and if you would like to join our team. Staff have joined us from all backgrounds of life and we welcome anyone who wants to progress their career. In return, you get excellent support, quality training and fast-track career opportunities with this fantastic family run home care provider. Support Worker role Home care is provided to visit people in the comfort of their own homes, providing help and support with social and personal care, as well as supporting people to access the community and lead active lives. Household tasks, personal care or any other activity that allows them to maintain their independence and quality of life may be required. As a Support Worker you are essential to be part of our clients needs, their daily routine and you will be totally relied on you to maintain their independence. Gaining their mutual respect and trust, listening and open, supportive and understanding. Able to communicate at all levels and in different ways. Your first day onwards you will be supported to progress and continually take on more responsibility. This could be involved in developing individual care plans and supporting new colleagues. Successful will be based on being able to think on your feet, organise your own daily work and keep accurate records. We’ll will never stop supporting and offering quality training to build your career. Benefits to you as a Support Worker: 1. A competitive rate of pay with additional hours and overtime opportunities 2. Various day shifts with the opportunity to achieve all your hours in less days to give you more days off. 3. Career progression 4. Pension scheme 5. NVQ and other training to national recognised standards along with continuous training on the job Please apply now for more information