Care and Support Worker - Cherry Tree Court in Essington

Job Title:Care & Support WorkerLocation:Cherry Tree Court, Essington, WV11 2GBContract Type: Part Time, PermanentSalary:£14,359.80 per annum (pro-rata'd)Hours:21 hours per weekAre you seeking a rewarding, challenge as a Care and Support Worker that allows you the opportunity to make a difference every day? If so, we would love to hear from you.Cherry Tree Court is one of our Organisations Retirement Living Plus properties, where our Care and Support workers are onsite to provide services unlike the traditional domiciliary care support services in other organisations. As the services are provided onsite this means the following:No traveling between customers – work in one dedicated location every shift.Build meaningful connections with multiple customersA stable, supportive environment where you can thrive and be part of our amazing teamCare and Support Workers feel a sense of pride in caring for our customers and putting them at the heart of everything we do.We equip you with all the skills and confidence needed to handle any situation with a robust induction programme and ongoing personal development options.You’ll be surrounded by colleagues and managers who support and uplift you to be the best you can be.We are looking for Care and Support Workers who demonstrate the behaviours that underpin our organisational values, to ensure that the services to our customers are excellent. As a Support Worker, you will be required to display the following values and behaviours:

Values and Behaviours:

• Own it – make it happen
• Improve it - move things forward.
• Live it – show understanding and compassion

Core Values:

• Caring -Placing individuals at the heart of the care, ensuring services are delivered with empathy, dignity, respect, inclusivity and integrity at all times
• Compassion -Requires a level of consideration, patience, empathy and understanding towards others people’s situation and their needs
• Communication -Always listen carefully, speak to people and act in a way that the person can understand
• Courage -Not to be fearful of trying new things to improve the quality of care and raise any concerns proactively
• Commitment -Provide a positive environment, with flexible and a proactive approach to our customer’s needs, helping to make each day special. Working collaboratively with colleagues and be accountable for providing services that make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Further details of the role, responsibilities and requirements are available in the Job description and Person Specification attached.

Benefits:

As well as a comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available, we can offer our Care and Support Workers22 daysannual leave (pro-rata to hours worked) and Occupational Sick Pay.We also offer theoptionto join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye carevouchersand a cycle to work schemeplus more. Please see ourHPG Benefitspage for more information.

Our Inclusive Culture:

The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees.We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation.All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.