Job details
- Salary £12.60 per hour
- Role Carer / Care Assistant / Care Support Worker
- Hours Full Time
- Location Colchester, Essex
- Job Reference Drummonds
Job summary
Day Support Worker
At Black Swan Care Group, we are currently looking for a day support worker to work in one of our residential care facilities, Drummonds on a full time, 48 hour, permanent contract, £12.60 per hour.
This position will be working 08:00am-20:00pm and working every other weekend.
Drummonds is a residential care facility for adults with physical and/or learning disabilities in the charming village of Feering, between Colchester and Witham.
Black Swan Care Group have become a Real Living Wage employer! Our other benefits include:
- Ability to access your wages throughout the month via Stream.
- Refer a friend bonus scheme (£200 per placement.)
- Paid annual leave 28 days per year. (Based on hours / pro rata.) and enhanced pay for working Christmas, Boxing Day & Bank Holidays.
- Fully paid induction and training programme, and excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career (Mandatory and specialised.
- Progression with internal promotions available across the group and excellent apprenticeship schemes.
- Employee Care line with our confidential telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Paid breaks and free meals.
- DBS costs paid for by the company and pension scheme.
- Blue light card.
- Free health and wellbeing service- 24/7 access to online GP's, second medical opinion, mental health support, nutrition plans, fitness programme and online health check.
Responsibilities of a Support Worker:
- Support the physical and emotional needs of our residents and their general day to day activities around the home, improving and making a difference to their everyday lives.
- Assist residents with their personal care, including washing, lifting/hoisting, bathing, and toileting.
- Support residents with any situation they may find challenging or upsetting.
Requirements of a Support Worker:
- Caring personality and caring nature
- Positive attitude and outlook
- Good attention to detail
- Able to complete physical tasks
- Availability to work every other weekend
- Flexibility with working hours