Care Support Worker


Service: Leicestershire. LE12
Salary: £11.44 per hour
Hours: Full & Part Time
*Driver preferred due to location and service users’ needs*
Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!
Who are Ambient Support?
Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.
Our Sileby service comprises two bungalows next to each other, situated in a cul-de-sac location with the nearest town being Loughborough. The people we support enjoy days out, home activities and holidays away. Two of our residents have season tickets, one for Leicester City Football Club and the other for Leicester Tigers Rugby. The people we support all have their own mobility vehicles so drivers would be preferred but it isn’t essential. We pride ourselves on practicing active support to enable the people we support to live as independently as possible and promote great quality of life.
Public transport is limited in this area. The buses stop at 6pm and the trains do not run after 9pm and do not run on a Sunday. Therefore, you would need to have your own transport or a means to travel there for your shifts.
The role of our Care Support Workers:
* Providing social and emotional support, either at home and/or in their local community
* Supporting residents with their personal care including personal hygiene needs if required.
* Support with their shopping and assisting with budgeting.
* Building/maintaining relationship with friends and family of our residents
* Household tasks including cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
* Going out for walks, meals and other activities that supported individuals may want to experience.
Skills and attributes of our Care Support Workers:
* Ideally you will have experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism. However, please do still apply even if you have limited experience in these areas as full training will be provided.
* You need to be a very calm, caring individual with a positive outlook.
*Empathy, caring and sensitivity to the needs of others.
*Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
*Computer Literate
*Car driver desirable but not essential
Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!
*Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
*National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
*Training and development
*’Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme.
*’Season Ticket’ loan & ’Bike to Work’ scheme.
*Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
*Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
*Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we’d love to hear from you.
We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.
We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
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