Support Care Worker / Care Giver - Day Services
Salary: Starting from £12.71 per hour
Full-time – Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Location: Warrington – WA3 6PL
(No sponsorship)
The Vacancy - Permanent, Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Helping you live your best life – Your choice. Your way.
At Catalyst Choices, we don’t want people to just enjoy being part of our working environment (although that is very important of course), but we want them to burst with pride when they share what they do and where they do it. You’ve probably heard of the saying, “live your best life”, its good advice, and when you’re spending much of your week at work, you want to be somewhere you love. If we truly want our people to deliver the best care, we must be sure we’re giving them the best working environment to do it within. For that reason, we’ve developed ‘The Catalyst Way’, a staff-co-created approach that supports a great working culture. How? Well, it’s all about supporting our people to not only do the right things, but to do them in the right way - in the way we talk, in the way we act, how we’re rewarded as Employee Owners, but most importantly in the way we make others feel.
Job Role
Catalyst Choices are seeking dedicated and compassionate Care Support Worker/Care Giver to join our team. You’ll play a vital role on our day services supporting individuals with their day-to-day needs, promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing, from our Day Centre based in Warrington.
Providing person-centred outcome-driven care for our clients, including all regulated activities, whether as group support or 1:1. This will include adherence to company policies which align to CQC regulations
Your role will include building meaningful relationships, planning and supporting engaging activities, and ensuring each person receives personalised care that reflects their choices and preferences.
For more information visit: https://www.catalystchoices.org.uk/jobs
What will I do?
The day to day:
- We want you to deliver genuine and exceptional care for all of our service users
- Help build strong and trusting relationships with our people in care, ensuring we are doing everything we can to ensure they are having the best experience possible and keep our managers informed
- Work creative and flexibly to ensure our service users have everything they need
- The health and safety of people in your care is the most important thing. It’s all about looking after the physical, mental and social needs of our clients – being sure to watch for any warning signs of ill health and unhappiness
- Make sure Care Plans are developed and maintained with plenty of involvement from the people you’re supporting, their relatives and other health professionals
- Maintain accurate client records and make sure that each person in care has a personalized plan (including their pledges from you, and to you!)
- Carry out regular checks on anyone in your care at agreed intervals with your wider team – including management. Work well with your colleagues and ensure a clear handover is given, meaning all staff are fully briefed and informed at the start and end of every shift.
Benefits
- Healthcare cashback (dental, optical, physio, wellbeing)
- Care Friends referral rewards
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Life Insurance
- Salary sacrifice schemes - pension, cycle, home, tech, car
- Continuous professional develop and progression opportunities
- 25 days holiday, Plus bank holidays
What do you need to join us?
- Previous experience in care or a related field is desirable but not essential.
- A caring, empathetic nature and a genuine passion for helping others.
- Good communication skills and a team-focused attitude.
- Willingness to learn and grow within the role.
- Basic IT skills for documentation purposes.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations with professionalism.
Safeguarding Requirement
Catalyst Choices commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our residents and people in our care, our requirement for the successful applicant would be to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Satisfactory references are also required.
Ready to join the Catalyst Team?
If you have a passion for care, we encourage you to apply with your CV to [email protected]
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Warrington WA3 6PL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship
- Will you require sponsorship in the future
Experience:
- Day care: 1 year (preferred)
- Support care worker: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
