Care Support Worker

Location:       Central South Buckinghamshire - High Wycombe 

Rate:             £9.10ph weekdays and 10.35ph weekends + 40p per mile fuel

Hours:           Zero hours / Between 7am and 10pm / Flexible to meet your lifestyle 

 

Have you always wondered what it is like to work as a Care support worker? Here at TuVida we have an amazing opportunity for a Care Support Worker to join us in the Buckinghamshire area.

We are looking for someone who has a strong work ethic and positive attitude towards working in the health and social care industry. Previous experience within the Care industry is not necessary but we want you to be passionate about delivering exceptional care to our service users.

What will you be doing as a Care Support Worker:

• Providing short-term, community-based support to patients and Carers living in North Buckinghamshire
• Support Community Compliance Supervisors within the community with quality assurance as required. 
• To be trained to create care and support plans and carry out appropriate risk assessments
• Providing practical and emotional support for service users and their carers.
• Assistance with activities of daily living, including shopping and light domestic duties. Support with medication. Prompting increased fluid intake, ensuring hydration and nutrition levels and provision of meals. Prompting and assisting with personal care.
• To implement and maintain best practice safeguarding procedures for adults and children, liaising with the appropriate authorities as required.
• To continuously monitor and regularly evaluate service delivery ensuring best practice at all times and consulting with clients to identify their levels of satisfaction and future needs, ensuring that any queries or complaints are dealt with effectively and efficiently.

Why work for TuVida?

We place a high priority on working with staff to recognise their skills and increase their professionalism - including, very importantly, their sense of their own value.

Although they often work alone, staff are never unsupported. They are members of teams who take part in development programmes and can expect focused support and encouragement from their managers.

There's lots of scope here for hard-working, ambitious people who care - we are a well-established and growing charity, with national and local presence.

• A fully paid DBS check
• 40p per mile fuel
• Paid Holiday pro rata
• Statutory sick pay
• Company pension after 3 months if you earn over £10,000
• Mandatory and enhancement training
• Access to your own online roster
• A role that offers further career opportunities and qualifications (Diplomas)
• Work mobile phone, equipped with work email
• Employee assistance programme which gives advice and support with work or personal issues

TuVida are committed to the safeguarding of our staff and clients. All positions will be subject to an enhanced DBS and satisfactory references.

To apply for this position send your cv and state the position you are applying for to [email protected]