Here at Raven Support, we aim to make a difference in individuals' lives in our local community with a passionate team, trained with in-depth knowledge of Learning Disabilities & Mental Health.
We provide bespoke, personalised, and valued support to our clients and help to build confidence and trust, and we are there to listen during both the good and the difficult times.
We Support our customers to live the life that they choose, where they choose.
As such we are recruiting a Community Support Worker to support our client.
Experience is not essential to this role as we offer in-depth training and 2 weeks minimum of shadowing with our experienced staff.
Responsibilities of this role include supporting with daily living, minimal personal care, medication, accessing the community and encouraging our customers to lead a fulfilling life. You will be making a real difference to someone life and supporting them with daily activities
Our working hours are from 8:00 am - 20:00pm on a flexible 2-week rolling rota, including work every other weekend.
All our contracts are casual contracts, we fill most availability and if there are gaps, we try to fill them with training and E-Learning, so you are still paid.
We are looking for...
- Previous experience is preferable, but optional, as we offer complete training.
- The ability to engage, listen and communicate in a variety of ways.
- To be passionate about your work and bring a positive attitude to your work.
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Availability to work every other weekend.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel to various locations.
- You must have a full driving license with access to your own vehicle and obtain business insurance to be considered for this role.
- Due to the personal nature of the role and the needs of our service users currently, this position is restricted to female applicants only. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
What's on offer...
- Pay rates of £13.32 per hour
- Full/Part-time available.
- A career pathway with opportunities for promotion & development
- Fuel allowance paid at 45p per mile.
- Travel time is paid at £12.71 per hour.
- Time and a half for all bank holidays.
- Recognition of your career milestones.
- Company pension scheme.
- Ongoing training and support: - 3 days Induction - Face to Face Oliver McGowan training with our own in-house facilitator - Diplomas level 2 and above - In-depth E-Learning - 2 weeks minimum Shadowing with our supportive, experienced team members.
- Company Wellbeing service.
The areas we cover are:
- Wellington
- Taunton
- Bridgwater
- Burnham-On-Sea
- Minehead
The types of support we provided:
- We do provide some personal care support to individuals in the community, not as much as you would in a care home or community care, but this is still an element of this role.
- Medication Administration and Prompting.
- Domestic household tasks e.g. cooking, cleaning and supporting with correspondence.
- Access to the community – we support individuals to access the community in our own vehicles e.g. Shopping, appointments, day trip to local places.
- General wellbeing – We do spend time talking and listening to help understand/check on an individual’s general wellbeing and mental wellness.
View our latest Care Quality Commission rating at-
https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-14518439272
Office number - 01278 229764
This type of job role may also be described as home care worker, support worker, home care assistant, care worker, caregiver, care professional, health care assistant, mental health carer or a professional carer.
*Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship*
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: £13.32 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free or subsidised travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
