Care Workers

Care Workers Reading, England

Total Health Support and Training Services
Full Time Reading, England 20480 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Total Health Support and Training Services is one of the fastest growing care companies in Reading and surrounding areas of operation. We pride ourselves on delivering quality, truly person-centred care and we are currently looking for a Care Workers to work hand in hand with the team in Reading.

About the Role

The role of a Care Worker is to provide support to individuals who are vulnerable such as elderly group, mental health, learning disabilities or injuries who live in their own homes or supported living units to ensure their needs are catered for and empower positivity and growth.

Care worker you will have excellent communication skills; the ability to build a positive rapport with Service User you support with challenging behaviours and needs; and an understanding of how to help them to develop the skills and confidence to live independently.

Main Responsibilities:

· Support clients to develop resilience and build mental, physical, emotional, and social well-being in a safe, caring and nurturing environment.

· Support to prepare and serve food, assists some service users in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks.

· Encourage clients to participate in social and recreational activities.

· Assists service users in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility.

· Support the clients with changing bed linen, makes bed, prepare breakfast tidy the environment the service user lives in.

· Support shopping tasks and general household activities such as meal preparation, laundry and keeping the home tidy to encourage the participation of Service User in these tasks to help prepare them for independent living.

· Observe, monitor and record clients’ physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to senior staff.

· Support the service user in their own homes or supported living units.

· Communicate effectively with social workers and all other relevant professionals if needs be when supporting the service users.

· To carry out regular health and safety checks in the environment the service user lives.

· Assist with the safe lifting, transferring, repositioning, and movement of clients.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following qualities and experience:

· Excellent knowledge of safeguarding in relation to Service User.

· Relevant experience of working with vulnerable individuals in a housing, care services, community development or related field is desirable.

· Excellent interpersonal skills

· Good written communication skills for effective correspondence, report writing and statistical work.

· Excellent verbal communication skills.

· Ability to work effectively within a team structure.

· Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures.

· Being a driver is essential and required to provide driving licence (International).

· Knowledge of English Language minimum Level B1 in listening, reading, writing and speaking (Prove your English language with Secure English Language Test (SELT) through (www.gov.uk).

· Fully funded off- and on-the-job training and career development opportunities regardless level of experience in social care.

· Sponsorship available for those with overseas Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants experiences and qualifications.

What We Offer

In return we offer our Care Workers:

· Fully funded off- and on-the-job training and career development opportunities regardless level of experience in social care.

· We cover your Enhanced DBS cost

· 28days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a Company pension scheme.

· Sponsorship available for those with overseas Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants experiences and other qualifications in health & social care.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £20,480.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay

Day range:

  • Every weekend
  • Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

  • Care home
  • Homecare
  • Residential home

Shift:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Gillette Way Reading, RG2 0BS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Care Workers
Total Health Support and Training Services

Related Jobs

All Related Listed jobs

Client Service Account Manager - Associate
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Bournemouth, England 25271 - 45212 GBP ANNUAL Today

Establish strong relationships with internal partners in Treasury sales and across various functions. Couple years of experience in customer service, operations

Arts Education Administrator (temporary)
Gordon Yates Remote 14 - 15 GBP HOURLY Today

This is a home-based role starting shortly after Easter. Dealing with queries on phone and email. The role will pay 15 per hour including holiday pay.

Chef (Weekly Pay)
Jolly Farmers Enfield, England 11.5 GBP HOURLY Today

Preparing and serving our menu to a high standard as per company specification to ensure our guests return again and again.

Customer Assistant (MTR Elizabeth Line)
STM Group Stratford, London, England 12.22 GBP HOURLY Today

_Carry out announcements and monitor live train running information, in a clear and concise manner that customers can understand._.

creative manager
Vivid Impact Louisville, KY 65000 - 55000 USD ANNUAL Today

Role Purpose:

The Associate Creative Director role is to lead the day-to-day responsibilities of the creative department by...