Support Worker

Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.


• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.


• Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.


• Maintain up to date and accurate records.
  
  Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.


• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.


• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).


• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.


• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required., Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.


• Free Blue Light Card.


• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.


• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.


• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.


• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.


• Free DBS check.


• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!