Care Support Worker - Bromley
Care Support Worker
Service Name: Edward Road 17, Bromley. BR1 3NGSalary: £11.44 per hour
Hours: Full time and Part time Hours available
Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!
Who are Ambient Support?
Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.
Edward Road is a 24-hour supported living project in Bromley, which provides specialist support for people with mental health needs. The accommodation consists of 11 bedrooms. Each person has their own room and shares the communal areas and facilities.
Edward Road is in a quiet community, situated in the Sundridge Park area of Bromley. It has good access to Bromley town centre and public transport links. This service is for people with severe and enduring mental health problems with complex needs including dual diagnosis, personality disorders and learning disabilities.
The role of our Care Support Workers:
- Providing social and emotional support, either at home and/or in their local community
- Supporting residents with their personal care including personal hygiene needs if required.
- Support with their shopping and assisting with budgeting.
- Building/maintaining relationship with friends and family of our residents.
- Household tasks including cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
- Going out for walks, meals and other activities that supported individuals may want to experience.
Skills and attributes of our Care Support Workers:
- You need to be a very calm, caring individual with a positive outlook.
- Empathy, caring and sensitivity to the needs of others.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Computer Literate
- Car driver desirable but not essential
- Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
- National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
- Training and development
- `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme.
- `Season Ticket' loan & `Bike to Work' scheme.
- Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
- Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents and contributions from everyone.
We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
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