Care & Support Worker - Older Persons Services

Our client is now looking to appoint a reliable and flexible Care and Support Worker to cover days with flexibility to cover nights if needed.

Title: Care & Support Worker
Ref: 2538
Location: Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11
Salary: £14,355 rising to £15,111 per annum (Full Time Equivalent)
Hours: 25 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent

Building relationships is at the heart of what our client does. So it’s no surprise they’re so passionate about their people. After all, they’re just as passionate about the communities they serve.

They are committed to becoming one of the most efficient providers of affordable housing and community investment services. And while they exist to put customers first, create opportunity and enthuse their customers, they also strive to create an ambitious, inclusive place to work, where they recognise that every single one of their staff makes a difference.

Our client believes that every customer should be able to live in an environment they can afford, where they feel safe, are empowered, can shape services and in which, where appropriate, their care and support needs are met. This service is an extra care scheme based Wolverhampton, providing independent living to our client's customers.

As a Care and Support Worker you will provide care and support to include self care, domestic duties, activity planning and involvement, updating care and support plans and providing an active support to customers.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, work well as part of a team and understand the issues and requirements of older people. This role will include weekend working.

Our client is looking for a team player, with first class communication who has a real passion for delivering high quality care. They can provide full training to the successful candidate.

If you are looking for a new challenge and believe you have the ability to provide a personable service to our customers, they would like to hear from you. In return, they offer great rewards and opportunities for development.

Closing Date: 23rd October 2016

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information and apply for this position, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to the employer’s website.

All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service check and costs will be met by the employer.

If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format, for example large print, more information can be found on the employer's website.

Please do read the role profile before you begin your application. CVs will not be considered, so please complete the application form in full.

Our client aspires to be a digital organisation that minimises its impact on the environment. Wherever possible, they will conduct transactions digitally rather than by paper and ask that current and future employees share this commitment. Where required, they will support colleagues to be digitally enabled.

No agencies please.