Support Worker

Job title: Support Worker

Location: Kenmore 100 Whitcliffe Rd, Cleckheaton BD19 3DS

Rate Of Pay: £11.44 per hour

Shift Patterns: Full Time, Permanent

Information about the Role:

Working as a Support Worker at Kenmore your duties will include the following:

• Providing physical support which may include helping with household tasks and personal care.
• Providing emotional support for an individual and at times their families.
• Maintain the hygiene, dignity, health and safety of service users at all times.
• Encouraging and supporting the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.
• Teaching life skills, such as shopping, using public transport and paying for bills.
• Working with other healthcare professionals to ensure that all care needs meet the highest possible standards.
• Assist in the design and administration of an evaluation of the care standards and care service provision.
• If applicable, assist in the administration of medication.

Information about the Service:

We specialise in supporting people who have varying needs as a result of physical and long term neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, acquired brain injury and motor neurone disease.

Our teams are highly skilled and trained to deliver specialist and complex nursing care and have significant experience with tracheostomy, PEG care, catheter care, wound management and the provision of end of life care. The full-time support we provide is flexible and designed to help build skills, inspire confidence and encourage people to live more independently.

Necessary Experience or Qualifications to work as a Support worker:

• No experience needed for this role as full training will be provided.
• However previous experience working as a Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Domiciliary Carer or Senior preferred.
• Caring, kind and considerate.
• Passionate about making a difference in someone else’s life.
• Good communication skills.
• Able handle sometimes challenging situations.
• Fun, energetic and able to build relationships with many different people.

Oakleaf Recruitment are the In-House Recruitment Team for a growing group of Services and Hospitals across the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Work days:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Weekends only

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person