Female Care Support Worker
Support Worker / Carer
CO11 2NJ
£12.21
Permanent, Full time
Desirable Skills
Kind, caring, empathic, reliable
Job description
We are an independent Charity that has been providing residential and supported living care for adults with a learning disability for over 50 years.
We are extremely proud of our person-centred care provision ensuring our ethos of people first, disability second is at the very core of what we do. Our motto, Life is for Living is evident in every aspect of daily life at Acorn.
We are seeking kind, reliable, and empathic female carers to provide high-quality personal care and support to our service users. This role involves close personal care, and due to the nature of the support required, there is a genuine occuaptional requirement for female staff under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for service users by assisting them in daily activites, promoting indepenence, and ensuring their safety and well-being. This postion requires a patient and empathic indiviual who is committed to making a postive impact on the lives of those they support.
Duties:
Provision of personal care, supporting mobility requirements, meal preparation, medication administration, supporting activities and maintaing digital records.
Full flexibility is required - days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Applicants should note we operate a 12 hour shift pattern and require a minimum commitment of 24 hours per week.
If you are passionate about proving high-quality care to those in need, we would encourage you to apply.
Applicants should note we do NOT hold a Government sponsorship licence.
Successful candidates will require an enhanced DBS and barred list check.
It is a criminal offce for people who are barred form working in a Regilated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work with vulnerable adults,.
We are commited to ensuring all members of staff and job applicants receive equal treatment, regardless of their Protected Characteristics; namely age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnany or maternity, race, religion or belief and sex.
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Acorn Village
Clacton road, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2NJ, United Kingdom
01206 394124