CARE WORKER
Chase Heys, Southport
30 hours per week
£12.37 per hour
Closing date: 31 March 2025
New Directions is a wholly owned Company of Sefton Council. We currently employ around 350 staff across the business who pride themselves on delivering high quality social care and support to vulnerable groups within the Sefton area.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at Chase Heys. Working as part of an integrated team delivering care and housing related support in a Respite and Intermediate Care home. Contribute to meeting the assessed care needs of service users in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence, demonstrating a sensitive, understanding and patient approach.
The successful candidate will provide a programme of personal and social care, according to a Care Plan, specific to each individual service user. Care duties will include personal care, dietary care and a range of community based daily living tasks and therapeutic activities. You will also work with service users, carrying out all aspects of their Care Plan to achieve agreed outcomes.
Experience of working with vulnerable people within a care environment is advantageous, but not essential. A Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent is also desirable.
An enhanced DBS check is required.
Benefits
- High quality training and Induction programme
- Pension with company contribution
- Annual leave: up to 28 days per year, after qualifying period, plus bank holidays
- Ongoing support from a dedicated manager
- Career progression opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured with access to free counselling and other benefits
- Discounted gym membership
- Medicash: exclusive corporate-rated healthcare cash plan scheme
- Blue Light Card with discounts across a range of suppliers and outlets
- Up to 12 months occupational sick pay (after qualifying period)
- Refer a friend scheme
Our core values:
- Big Hearted: we say that we are proud of the quality of care, empathy and kindness we offer to the people we support and each other;
- Count on Us: we act in a way that you can rely on us to be able to meet the needs of the people we support and each other;
- Together as One: we say that we take pride in working as a team to deliver a very person-centred service; &
- People Focused: we recognise the importance of transparency, trust, recognition and development within our workforce.
For more information regarding the above job role contact Nicky Maguire, Registered Service Manager on 01704 214279.
To view the full job description and person specification, visit our Job Opportunities page via the following link: https://ndirections.co.uk/vacancies/ Alternatively, you can contact the HR team on 0151 705 0300 for details to be sent out via post.