Female Care and Support Assistant Part Time
Clover Court, Lowestoft
£10.83
21 hour and 24 hours available – shift on a rota basis
Would you like to make a difference that lasts long after the end of your shift?
Could you help support our customers towards independence?
Do you want to work in an award-winning team?
If this sounds like you then we may have your perfect opportunity!
Clover Court is very proud to have a Suffolk Care Award in promoting dignity and respect in everyday life, and we are currently recruiting for a Care and Support Assistant to provide personal care and support to our customers living with physical disabilities. Rated as ‘Good by the CQC, Clover Court is a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same!
Located near the centre of Lowestoft close to public transport links and the seafront, Clover Court consists of 20 one-bedroom apartments designed to meet the needs of people with physical disabilities. We provide personalised care to our customers to encourage them to live as independently as possible.
We value our team and encourage learning and progression through our comprehensive induction programme, as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression. Sanctuary has their own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.
Sanctuary also offers a great employee rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.
If you are a person who celebrates differences, and strives to treat others with dignity and respect, this is a great opportunity to join our like-minded, hardworking, and customer-focused team.
Read more about Clover Court on our website
The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:
- Delivering a high level of personalised support and encouraging our customers to live as independently as possible
- Expertly supporting customers with personal care, such as washing, dressing, bathing and hygiene
- Administering medication
- Assisting customers with shopping, cleaning, and laundry tasks
- Helping customers to arrange and attend appointments i.e., with their GP
- Promoting a positive culture by engaging with customers to prevent social isolation
- Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
- Implementing safeguarding principles to ensure the safety of our customers
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
Skills and experiences:
- Personalised approach, ideally with experience within a similar, care related role
- Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong “can-do” attitude
- Strong organisational skills as well as functional literacy and numeracy
- Good communication skills, allowing you to build relationships with customers
- Ability to react quickly to changing priorities whilst working to deadlines and targets
- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or willing to work towards is desirable
- Strong, clear verbal communication skills
- Excellent listening skills
Due to the sensitive needs of our customers, we can only consider female applicants. Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010
Why work for us?
We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.
We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time – because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.
Are you ready to be your best?
Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:
- £10.83 per hour
- At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
- A pension scheme with employer contributions
- A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
- Health and well-being plans
- Life assurance
- Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
- Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities
- The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours
We’re proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living. For more information on the campaign click here
Read the full job profile here
Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest
Closing Date: 25 March 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.
#BeYourBest
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
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