Support Worker

Support Worker

Markfield, Leicestershire

Pay Rate:

£12-£12.36 per hour

Shift Pattern:

• Fridays - 16:00-20:00 - 2:1
• Saturdays - 10:30-15:30 - 2:1

About Prestige Nursing & Care Leicestershire

Here at Prestige Nursing & Care Leicestershire, the most important factor in everything we do is that the people we support, and our staff team, are happy and safe. We are a friendly and supportive team with quality at the forefront of everything we do and most importantly, we care as much as you.

What our client is looking for

Prestige Nursing & Care Leicestershire are looking for caring and reliable and energetic support worker for one of our lovely paediatric clients in the LE67 area - a young boy living in a loving and welcoming home who requires full support with all of his daily living activities. We are looking for someone who's active and engaged, to go out with our client in the community.

We are really looking for someone with experience in Support Work (over 6 months) who is bright, engaging and encouraging. to support our client who loves going to the sauna and jacuzzi and swimming, he loves the cinema, bowling, museum's, mini golf, farm parks, the zoo and long walks, so really someone helping getting out and about. Playing on an Xbox (pegi 7, mostly Lego games).

You will need to be a driver with a full licence and their own vehicle.

Being employed as a Carer by us means we provide:

• You will be paid the national minimum wage for all attended training sessions and any shadow shifts
• A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle
• Work with our own clients, no agency work.
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Free DBS check
• Unlimited annual leave request
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend via our Care Friends incentive App- T&C's apply
• Employee Assistance line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.

We're looking for:

• Paid previous experience as a support worker is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Compassionate and kind individuals
• A driver's licence and use of own vehicle for the shifts that require it to drive the client's vehicle
• Good professional or personal references

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to time lines. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.

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Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early

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