Bank Support Worker - St Albans

CARETECH ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £8.72 per hour

Overview

Bank Support Workers - St Albans, Hertfordshire - £8.72-9.09p/h (DoE) We are looking to recruit a Bank Support Worker to join our brand new Supported Living service in St Albans. Benefits include 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, an additional 1 week of annual leave can be purchased, a pension scheme, free employment benefits package, free training and ongoing career development. The hourly rate for this role is between £8.72-£9.09 per hour dependent on experience. This site is close to transport links, has a small on-site car park and a large garden at the rear of the property. The Organisation: Caretech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with Autism, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health illness and neurological conditions, we support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care. With over 250 services across the UK and further growth plans to increase the number of Supported Living services across the group. Would you love the opportunity to make a real difference to our Service Users lives? Would you say your best traits were your positivity, friendliness and innovativeness? How would you like to work in a person-centred environment where you can utilise these attributes within a company offering career progression, competitive earnings and excellent training? The Role: Support Worker Due to continued expansion within the organisation, a brand new Supported Living service consisting of two, one-bedroomed, self-contained flats and three en-suite 'bedsits’ in St Albans has opened. This will accommodate up to 5 Service Users who may need support with the best possible recovery outcomes with long term and complex, needs in areas such as; drug, alcohol, stress, physical or mental illness either from past experiences or difficult relationships. We are looking to recruit and train a new team who will work closely with our partners and stakeholders to provide a comprehensive, high quality service. This will involve assessing and supporting clients on a daily basis in all aspects of their person centred recovery plans, monitoring and reporting on progress through regular multi-agency reviews and contributing to the development and continual improvement of the service. The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker, . However, we are prepared to accept applications from candidates who can demonstrate they are competent from other care settings, providing you demonstrate the right values and are prepared to working in this challenging but rewarding service. Why should I apply for this role? A well-established National Care provider Centrally located in Watford with excellent rail and bus links and close to shopping amenities The opportunity to participate and be nominated for the company’s annual care awards Great prospects for career advancement for the right candidate Be able to make a difference What we offer: We provide a full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards We provide superb FREE training to achieve qualifications in Social Care We have a proven career path - many of our employees who started as Support Workers are now Residential Managers and Senior Managers We offer competitive rates of pay, along with an impressive benefits package including an employee assistance helpline, flexible additional holiday purchase scheme, stakeholder pension scheme to name a few We offer apprenticeships to those with less experience looking to get into the sector Due to the nature of the position, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer. Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. CareTech Community Services are proud to announce that they are a Disability Confident Leader. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.