Dementia Service Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Faversham, United Kingdom Age UK Kent Rivers Full time

To work at Age UK Kent Rivers, it isn't all about what qualifications or experience you have. For us, it's about your ability to show compassion and empathy for older people, and dedication to our core values as a charity - to make sure all older people are able to Achieve Life's Fullness.

If you would like to join a dynamic team of professional and caring people, making positive change to the lives of hundreds of older people each week, then get in touch to talk about our current vacancies.

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We are looking for a **Support Worker** to join our passionate centre & community team, delivering Dementia Specialist Services for our clients across the Swale area.

You must have a genuine passion for working with people living with dementia and their carers and families. This role is a diverse role and will vary from day to day, the ethos of the role is to ensure that independence and person centred support is at the heart of everything we deliver.

**Job Type**: Permanent, Full-time: 37.5 hours per week 08:30AM-16:30PM

**Hourly rate**: £11.44 per hour

**Location**: Across the Swale regions of Faversham and Sittingbourne

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Centre based service delivery
- 1-1 delivery of services in clients homes
- A caring nature who will be sensitive to the needs and wishes of our clients and colleagues.
- You will have a full clean driving license and access to your own vehicle (with business insurance).
- Ideally you will hold a NVQ level 2 qualification in health & social care.
- Previous dementia services experience or of working in an environment that supports people living with memory loss.
- The areas covered in the Job Description are intended to provide an overall context to the role, and is not designed to be an exhaustive list of tasks._

**Benefits**:

- Access to the Blue Light Card
- Petrol paid 50p per mile
- DBS, training and uniforms/PPE all paid for by Age UK Kent Rivers
- Pension scheme
- Further qualifications
- Wellbeing scheme - Simplyhealth
- ALF Kudos Awards Scheme with a chance to attend a Gala Dinner and WIN a week's stay for you and your family at our coastal holiday home, and the additional annual leave to go with it.
- Interest-free company loans.
- Onsite parking in centre of Faversham

**Closing date: Friday 3rd May 2024**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Day centre
- Homecare

Shift:

- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- Do you hold a NVQ L2 in Health and Social Care?
- Do you have access to your own vehicle?

**Experience**:

- Dementia care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/05/2024


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