Casual Care & Support Workers
£13.75 per hour rising to £13.85 after successful completion of training and probation period.
Hours are on a casual basis to cover staff annual leave, sickness and training and will include some days/evenings/weekend and bank holiday working.
About you
You don’t need to have previous experience of working in social care; what’s important is that you are caring, a good communicator, patient, creative, able to work on your own initiative, show empathy and also work as part of a team. Most of all we are looking for someone who shares our values.
Flexibility is important as you will work on a rota basis. The rotas include a mix of shifts, including mornings, days, evenings, weekend and bank holidays.
About the role
You will be based in our short stay service, where we support older people at Elmhurst and adults with a learning disability at Woodbury.
Responsibilities
- Support people with everyday tasks, including getting out of bed, dressing, eating meals and bathing
- Assist with activities and daily living activities
- Support with personal care needs as required
Qualifications & Requirements
- No prior social care experience needed
- Caring, good communicator, patient, creative, works independently and as part of a team
- Value oriented – shares company values
- Suitable for a casual rota, flexible availability
- Requires satisfactory disclosure under Disclosure and Barring Service
- Requires no sponsorship for this role
Benefits
We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
Equal Opportunity
Persona is committed to being an inclusive employer and recognises the value of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from all people, irrespective of their personal characteristics or circumstances, and appointments are made objectively based upon talents, abilities and experience.
Where possible, we will support employees to work flexibly or with adjustments, so that they can perform to their best ability.
We are committed to providing a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual skills and life experiences are valued.
Legal and Safety
Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Please note we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to workers.
