Nights Care Support Worker in Buntingford

Overview

Abbots Care is an award-winning care provider.

We provide round-the-clock care packages to support people including children, young people and adults who have long term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own home.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We cannot accept overseas applicants.

Responsibilities

• Support a client living with a C3 complete spinal cord injury (tetraplegia) to live as independently as possible.
• Provide regular personal care, catheter care and bowel care using a suppository.
• Assist with daily activities in the client’s home in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, alongside his wife.
• Work as part of a care team and independently as required.
• Follow care plans and document care delivery; participate in handovers and training as provided.
• Be comfortable around two very large dogs and be aware of CCTV in operation in the carer’s room and outside the property.
• Shifts are a mix of days and nights (8am – 8pm and 8pm – 8am). Carers must arrive 15 minutes prior to shift start for handover.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex care or spinal injuries is desirable (training provided).
• Calm, good sense of humor, emotionally mature and non-judgemental.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and independently.
• Experience in the care sector is essential.
• Compliant with health and safety and safeguarding practices as part of care delivery.

What we offer

• £16.00 per hour weekdays and weekends
• Paid holiday
• Enrolment onto our pension scheme
• A designated Account Manager to answer queries around schedule or package
• Fully paid training induction delivered by our in-house training department
• Enhanced DBS paid by Abbots Care
• Blue Light Discount for restaurants and high street stores
• Paid ongoing development and diplomas
• Access to our Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards
• Why join Abbots Care
• Rewarding work with a meaningful impact on clients’ day-to-day lives.
• Flexibility for work-life balance.
• Variety and opportunities to gain qualifications; we may sponsor training courses and time spent training.
• Competitive pay and mileage support; open-door policy in branches and a supportive management team.

If you are a caring, resilient individual who values dignity, honesty and clear communication, we would love to hear from you.

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