Care Support Worker - North Lanarkshire
Job Description
At LOVE, we are a force of nature going above and beyond in the care industry. We are looking for passionate, kind and genuinely caring support workers to join our dynamic LOVE@Care Team! We’re driven by our core values which guide everything we do. Our team is committed to creating a positive impact on the lives of those we support, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to thrive and enjoy life to the very fullest.
As a Housing Support Worker, you will provide specialized person-centered support, assist with daily living activities, and help individuals achieve their personal goals. You will play a vital role in empowering adults to live independently and confidently in their own homes and within the community. This could include days or trips out, shopping, social clubs and fun activities and helping them to develop valuable skills in their own environment such as cooking, cleaning and attending to any personal care that may be required.
Benefits:
- A rewarding career where your impact is visible every day.
- Holiday entitlement up to 33 days
- Fantastic career development and progression opportunities.
- Fully funded qualifications in health and social care to support personal development
- Paid travel at a mileage rate of 35p per mile
- Fully paid induction training program
- Health & well-being support with free counselling
- Employee refer a friend bonus of £250
- Supervision support and training updates throughout the year on our E-Learning Platform
- Blue light card for store and online discounts.
The ideal candidate for this role will be:
- Resourceful and to be able to demonstrate a ‘can do’ attitude with consistency and patience.
- Able to show you can build a good rapport and relationships with a wide variety of people.
- The ambition to grow and develop your skills within a supportive environment.
- Ability to empower and inspire confidence in others.
- Knowledge and understanding of ‘safeguarding’ with vulnerable adults.
Experience in dealing with vulnerable adults with Autism or Learning disabilities would be advantageous - personal or professional, however not essential as we provide our staff with ongoing mentoring, training, and development opportunities to provide you with an exciting and rewarding career path.
Our Company Values, and the meaning behind them:
Force of Nature: We are bold and direct, getting to the heart of the matter and standing up for the people that need our help.
Ambitious: We go above and beyond to ensure everyone can access the support that they need to live fulfilling lives.
Visionary: We empower individuals and drive change through innovative approaches and dynamic services.
Passion: We care, a lot, and help nurture and build positive relationships that change behaviours and change lives.
Equality: We believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn and achieve by giving them the tools to make change
LOVE@Care consistently strives to be one of the top care providers for Children and Adults, if you'd like to make a real difference, please apply now to join the LOVE team
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From £12.60 per hour
Additional pay:
- Bonus scheme
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and Access to a Car (required)
Work Location: In person
- Department
- Lanarkshire Services
- Role
- Care Support Worker, Lanarkshire Adults's Services
- Locations
- Bellshill
- Hourly salary
- 12.6
About LOVE@Care Ltd
We believe that services such as personal development, education, training, learning development and social care should be combined and should incorporate values such as love, compassion and kindness. This ethos and culture will help build resilience within our communities.