EXTRA CARE Support Worker
Nexxus Care
Full-time
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Stafford, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Support Worker - Jubilee Court
Nexxus Care are recruiting for a motivated care assistant to come and join our team at Jubilee Court, Stafford.
Shift patterns are 7am till 3pm, 3pm till 22:30 and alternate weekends)
The role of a Nexxus care assistant is varied in its duties and no 2 days will be the same. Jubilee Court is a extra care scheme looking after clients who live in there own home (with out the travelling) . You will support with aspects of their personal care as well as ensuring they are remaining safe, comfortable and most importantly happy within their home.
Some duties may include:
- Provide personal care whilst maintaining independence, respect and dignity, following each individual care plan.
- Providing person centred care and completing care documentation correctly.
- Administration of medication following mar charts.
- House hold duties within Brunel Court, adhering to health and safety and Coshh regulations.
- Ensure all alarm bells are answered in a timely manner
About You
Qualities we're looking for:
- Empathetic and compassionate – Going back to basics, we need individuals who are passionate about providing care and support to residents of all abilities
- Able to build rapport and relationships quickly
- Trustworthy and reliable – Are you punctual? Can you manage your time well?
- Resilience? – Care is extremely rewarding, but can you handle the challenges as well as the fulfilment
- Flexible – We try our best to ensure you can work the shifts preferred, but on occasions you may need to be flexible
What we need from you:
- Can you work between 7:30am and 10:30pm
- Desire to provide personal care and support services to residents which respect rights and choices
- Do you have the right to work in the UK with proofs? (i.e. passport, Visa)
- We’ll need to complete a DBS check if you’re successful, we will cover the initial cost of this – T&C’s apply
- Provide professional references – We’ll need at least 2 reference from you previous employers
- Complete mandatory 3 day classroom based induction held locally – You’ll be paid to attend your training, and our training and recruitment team are always available to help
As well as a competitive pay structure, Nexxus Care offer a wide range of benefits such as;
- Blue Light Card membership – This means you’ll get discounts from loads of high street store including JD Sports, New Look, River Island and more! You can also save money on your holidays!
- Job security - Work for a local authority owned company
- Refer a friend bonus
- Enhanced bank holiday rates
- Funded DBS*
- Classroom based training as well as care coaching - Paid in your first wage
- Career development and qualifications - We want you to progress
- 2 free uniforms
About Us
Nexxus care are a Staffordshire County Council owned company and our goal is to provide outstanding domiciliary, reablement, extra care and residential support to our clients, as we understand the importance of caring for people in the familiarity of their own home, we built our services around people, not processes or tasks.
- Our vision is to provide quality, cost effective and innovative care through a highly motivated and professional team enabling citizens to enjoy healthier, more fulfilled lives.
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Our values:
- We are ambitious, courageous and empowering
- We support and enable our staff to make things better
- We are open to doing things differently and will make best use of new technologies.
- We are bold and willing to take difficult decisions in a commercial operating context.
- We will make a contribution to tackling climate change
- Subject to terms and conditions