Care & Support Worker
Care & Support Worker
GBP17,004 (FTE) + Benefits
Hilton Grange, NG2 6UG
Part time ? Permanent (16 hours)
This role
Caring is at the heart of what we do at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. It is an integral part of the company and something we pride ourselves in as being the best. If you are a caring individual, one who wants to support people to live the best lives they can, then this is the role for you.
We have an amazing opportunity for two Care & Support Worker roles within one of our Extra Care services based in Rushcliffe. All our customers in this service are older people, and our aim is to support them to maintain a dignified standard of living whilst giving them the tools to do so as independently as possible.
As well as supporting our customers with their personal care, you will also be encouraging inclusivity within the service. Helping them develop relationships with other residents and improving social skills. You will become a significant support to them throughout their residency at Hilton Grange and as such would be a pivotal part of the team.
Your named base will be Hilton Grange in West Bridgford but with an understanding that some shifts hours may be worked in other services. This will give you a wide variety of the different services we offer and will enable you to further develop your career in Care & Support.
We take pride in having such a great team at MTVH, and this starts from developing colleagues from the inside out. Because of this, we offer full training for those who have the desire and compassion for Care & Support. This training will ensure you provide personalised care and support services to our customers to ensure they are living life with dignity.
This role does require you to work flexibly to ensure individual needs are met while maximising independence, choice, privacy, and well-being, in collaboration with the Senior Care & Support Workers/Team Leaders.
What youll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, previous experience is ideal. We are seeking individuals who can provide a caring and supportive service to our customers whilst helping them feel dignified throughout. You will demonstrate you understand what good support looks like appropriate to the age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexuality of the customer to improve their quality of life and independence.
This position is for an average of 16 hours a week, but hours will be spread over a fortnightly rota You will need to be able to start at 7am for early shifts and finish at 10pm on late shifts. These shifts will be on a flexible rota including every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) along with working bank holidays.
To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers we will complete an enhanced background check with the Disclosure and Barring service, which will include a check of the Adult Barred list once an offer of employment is made.
Due to these care needs we can only accept applications from females. (Sch. 9 s. 1 (1) Equality Act 2010 applies).
What you'll get in return
You?ll be working in a fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing your skills. We offer excellent benefits, including:
28 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional Belief Day, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave
Healthcare cash plan
Matched contribution pension scheme (up to 9%)
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans
Life assurance scheme
Paid volunteer days
Plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street namesAbout Us
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a vision that ?everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well?; that means working with partners to create sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods where our customers want to live. With 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 residents and customers we have a real opportunity to make that vision a reality. Our people care, dare and collaborate to ensure we achieve this People Powered Living.
What you need to do now
If youre interested in this role, take a look at the attached Job Description for more details and if its the ideal job for you, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
Interview
TBC
Our promise
All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation.
We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations
GBP17,004 (FTE) + Benefits
Hilton Grange, NG2 6UG
Part time ? Permanent (16 hours)
This role
Caring is at the heart of what we do at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. It is an integral part of the company and something we pride ourselves in as being the best. If you are a caring individual, one who wants to support people to live the best lives they can, then this is the role for you.
We have an amazing opportunity for two Care & Support Worker roles within one of our Extra Care services based in Rushcliffe. All our customers in this service are older people, and our aim is to support them to maintain a dignified standard of living whilst giving them the tools to do so as independently as possible.
As well as supporting our customers with their personal care, you will also be encouraging inclusivity within the service. Helping them develop relationships with other residents and improving social skills. You will become a significant support to them throughout their residency at Hilton Grange and as such would be a pivotal part of the team.
Your named base will be Hilton Grange in West Bridgford but with an understanding that some shifts hours may be worked in other services. This will give you a wide variety of the different services we offer and will enable you to further develop your career in Care & Support.
We take pride in having such a great team at MTVH, and this starts from developing colleagues from the inside out. Because of this, we offer full training for those who have the desire and compassion for Care & Support. This training will ensure you provide personalised care and support services to our customers to ensure they are living life with dignity.
This role does require you to work flexibly to ensure individual needs are met while maximising independence, choice, privacy, and well-being, in collaboration with the Senior Care & Support Workers/Team Leaders.
What youll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, previous experience is ideal. We are seeking individuals who can provide a caring and supportive service to our customers whilst helping them feel dignified throughout. You will demonstrate you understand what good support looks like appropriate to the age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexuality of the customer to improve their quality of life and independence.
This position is for an average of 16 hours a week, but hours will be spread over a fortnightly rota You will need to be able to start at 7am for early shifts and finish at 10pm on late shifts. These shifts will be on a flexible rota including every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) along with working bank holidays.
To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers we will complete an enhanced background check with the Disclosure and Barring service, which will include a check of the Adult Barred list once an offer of employment is made.
Due to these care needs we can only accept applications from females. (Sch. 9 s. 1 (1) Equality Act 2010 applies).
What you'll get in return
You?ll be working in a fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing your skills. We offer excellent benefits, including:
28 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional Belief Day, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave
Healthcare cash plan
Matched contribution pension scheme (up to 9%)
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans
Life assurance scheme
Paid volunteer days
Plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street namesAbout Us
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a vision that ?everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well?; that means working with partners to create sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods where our customers want to live. With 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 residents and customers we have a real opportunity to make that vision a reality. Our people care, dare and collaborate to ensure we achieve this People Powered Living.
What you need to do now
If youre interested in this role, take a look at the attached Job Description for more details and if its the ideal job for you, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
Interview
TBC
Our promise
All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation.
We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations