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Support Assistant

Employer
GR8 CONNECT
Location
Woking, Surrey
Salary
£8 - £9/hour
Closing date
23 Oct 2019

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Sector
Social Care
Hours
Part Time
Flexibility
Set hours
Contract Type
Permanent
We are hiring highly motivated Support Workers for Surrey

Part Time Sunday (7am-11pm)

Salary starting from £8.75 to £9.25 per hour

Part-Time Position

On-going training

Pension Scheme

Holiday entitlement

Excellent Company

Permanent Role

If you are passionate about providing the very best Care in a Supported Living / Community Care Setting; consider us!

We are looking for passionate Support Workers/ Healthcare Assistants that want to progress in the Health and Social Care Industry.

Do you have a passion for care?

Are you a caring, understanding and spontaneous person?

Do you strongly believe in the values of Care and Companionship?

If the answer is yes, then why not join GR8 Connect and work for any one of our clients as either a Support Worker / Support Assistant on a temporary to permanent basis.

You will be supporting, advising and helping adults with Mental Health and learning disabilities.

Your main aim is to help these people to build and develop independent living. You will be helping with shopping, budgeting, meal planning, supporting with medication, completion of care plans as well as engaging service users in social and community-based activities such as going to the gym, swimming lessons, visiting the cinema, museum etc.

We offer full industry leading training by accredited training providers to all our staff, to fulfil our positions, and we can offer a variety of shifts to suit an individual need. Even if you are not experienced in Health and Social Care, but are looking for a change of career, we are able to offer you Industry leading qualifications and training to allow you to break into the industry and build yourself up to a long term successful and progressive career.

When you become part of our clients family, you will receive not only a very competitive rate of pay, you will also have fantastic opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge. You will be fully supported and receive a quality induction in addition to ongoing training and development opportunities.

Both experienced Support Assistants/ Health Care Assistants and those new to the industry are welcome to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

Supporting the Manager, Team Leader and Senior Staff in day to day operations of supported housing unit(s)

Fostering of a positive environment in which Service Users are actively engaged

Conducting daily assessment of Service Users mental and physical state; updating associated records and informing management,

Supporting Service Users to build their confidence, self-esteem and their ability to manage their mental health symptoms

Personal delivery of physical and mental support to Service Users

What you'll need

Support / Care Training provided, experience is an advantage

Experience of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities is an advantage

Passion for the Health and Social Care industry

Keen to develop and progress within the Social Care Industry

Training and progression available in a fast-growing business

Management training opportunities available

Able to hold conversation and engage with service users.

Being able to drive is desired but not essential

Service Users could have the following conditions and you'll be helping them to ease back into everyday life. These are the conditions:

Mental Health

Learning Difficulties

Bipolar

Substance Misuse

Autism

Down Syndrome

What we'll offer

A competitive starting salary with the opportunity to increase this through training and development, and after your probationary period

Temporary to Permanent contract which consists of joining the client on a permanent basis if performance is satisfactory within the probationary period

Comprehensive induction and on-going training and development

Join the fastest growing supported living business and private home care company in the southeast.

Over 100+ homes, looking to grow to over 500 locations within the next 5 years.

Industry leading Care Training is provided

Great career progression

If the above is what you are looking for, please apply immediately to avoid disappointment

We have hundreds of positions available within the Health and Social Care industry, if the above role does not suit, we have many unqualified and qualified specialists' roles we are also recruiting for across the UK. We look forward to hearing from you, Thank you

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