Support Worker

Job summary

We are unable to offer Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this role.

Care Assistant – Career Progression Opportunities

This role goes beyond completing a task list, this role is about being there for people in their day-to-day lives, it’s about supporting people with comfort, companionship and dignity, and being there when it matters.

We will support you if you’re looking to change direction or are new to care, helping you build a career in the sector. With training, guidance and time to develop, we invest in helping you grow in confidence and capability.

Personal Care

Personal care is an essential part of being a Care Assistant, ensuring that those you support can maintain their dignity at all times. This includes helping with things like washing, dressing, bathroom visits and always respecting personal choices and preferences. For example, you might support someone in getting ready for the day by helping them dress and ensuring they feel comfortable and confident in the outfit they have chosen to wear. While these responsibilities may feel personal, they are crucial in providing compassionate and respectful care, you empower individuals to live as independently as possible.

Benefits:

• Paid Breaks
• Complementary meals
• Select Bank Holidays Qualify for Enhanced Pay
• Young workers (18+) are paid the same as those aged 25+
• Blue Light card eligibility (access to discounts at hundreds of hight street & online retailers)
• Free DBS
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus voucher scheme - £50 each
• Full-time, part-time and bank hours offered
• Automatic enrolment on to our pension scheme
• CPD accredited training programme delivered by the home’s Care Academy
• NVQ part funded support
• 12 weeks induction programme with support from an assigned Mentor
• Career opportunities
• A 24/7 specialist welfare help line for guidance & support

Career Progression:

Being a Care Assistant can be the beginning of a long-term career in care. It’s a role where you can support others, learn, gain experience and develop over time. Many of our team go on to become Senior Carers, Team Leaders or Care Practitioners, while others take their experience in a different direction, such as administration.

To support you, we’ll guide you through a structured 12-week induction through our Care Academy, and then ongoing training, helping you build confidence and skills, which means you don’t need formal care experience or qualifications.

Next Steps

Contact us to learn more about daily life in our home as a Care Assistant and take the first step towards a rewarding career in care.

Our interview process gives you the opportunity to make sure Heanton is the right place for you. We’ll start by talking you through the basics over the phone, followed by an online interview.