Care and Support Worker
Job description
Job title:
Care and Support Worker
Salary:
£10.50 per hour
Location:
Staffordshire
Hours:
Flexible hours including (Bank hours, Full time and Part time)
Are you looking for a fantastic opportunity, starting immediately? Can you help us to put the PLUS in Care Plus? As one of the largest care providers in the area, Care Plus is part of Housing Plus Group, a leading not for profit employer with more than 900 employees providing excellent training and opportunities for personal development. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Care and Support Worker to join our successful Care Plus team. Do you find that you spend more time driving than caring? At?Care Plus?our customers are at the centre of everything we do. Our Care and Support Workers work in specific zones covering an average of an 8 mile radius, to ensure that we are able to spend more time with our customers compared to driving. We will also pay your mileage on a weekly basis at a competitive rate of 35p per mile!
Our hours of service are 7 AM to 10 PM – Monday through to Sunday; you can discuss your personal availability at interview, but we do ask for flexibility to be available to work weekends on a rotational basis.
We offer a competitive rate of pay and enhanced pay for weekends and for bank holidays.
No experience necessary, just the motivation to care and support and the willingness to want to learn and grow. It would be advantageous if you have a full UK Driving License and access to a vehicle.
If this sounds like you, please apply. This role will be subject to a standard DBS check. Benefits package:
- 30 days holiday each year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Electric vehicles available to use (subject to criteria)
- We use google maps to allocate and pay you accurate travel time, at your hourly rate
- Funded DBS
- Uniform provided including a cross body bag for storing PPE and hand sanitiser and phones etc.
- Enrolment into pension scheme
- Work life balance with flexible working hours
We’re looking for a dedicated professional to bring our values to life and ensure our customers receive outstanding services. If you want to be part of an organisation that’s determined to make a positive difference to homes, lives and communities, if you want to be proud of what you do, if you are looking for job security and a great career, join Care Plus, a Housing Plus Group company. As one of the largest providers of affordable homes and care in the area, employing almost 1,000 people, Housing Plus Group offers rewarding roles with excellent training and career development pathways delivering services that customers can trust across Staffordshire and Shropshire. Housing Plus Group companies include Care Plus, Property Plus and Homes Plus. Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Don’t delay – apply today to avoid disappointment.
If you have not received an update within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Closing date: 23 May 2023
Interviews will take place throughout the advert
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Staffordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you live within a 1 hour commute of our Staffordshire locations?
Work Location: One location
