Female Support Worker

Are you looking for a diverse role that is fun, stimulating and rewarding every day?

Creative Support is looking for a warm and caring Female Extra Care Worker to join our friendly staff team at Burnside Court our Extra Care service in Carlisle, Cumbria. Here we provide quality care and support to 26 older residents, supporting and encouraging them to lead a fulfilling and enriched life.

Your role will include:

• Providing excellent, respectful personal care to residents including medication administration,
• Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest,
• Supporting with domestic tasks and other tasks such as preparing breakfasts for service users and completing welfare checks,
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and confident with lone working,

We are looking for candidates from all walks of life. Previous care experience is preferred but not essential. We are looking for someone with a passion for providing person-centred care and support and working. Full training is provided by our Creative Support Training Academy, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. You can chose to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis.

Burnside Court is in Stanwix Carlisle, it is in walking distance of bus stops. 10 minutes from Carlisle City Centre. Car park on site. The service is a single site made up of self-contained flats.

Vacancy Reference Number: 79405

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number – Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship