Complex Care Support Worker

1 week ago

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom f3-2de1-473b-b3ba-92e7c4274e0c Full time £15,000 - £25,000 per year

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, considerate, and patient Complex Care Support Worker ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of adults with learning disabilities? Join our Flexi (Casual) Worker Bank at Canterbury Oast Trust and be part of a compassionate team dedicated to transforming lives across our residential services in Aldington and Woodchurch.

Canterbury Oast Trust is dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support for adults with learning disabilities, and sometimes complex needs, throughout Kent. Our homes embody an ethos that champions independence, dignity, choice, and achievement, empowering individuals to embrace the lives they envision.

As a member of our Complex Care Support Worker team, you will be offered ad hoc hours to meet the needs of our Service Users and Tenants to:

  • Provide good quality care and support to adults based on their needs through a person-centred approach
  • Accompany adults to their life-skills sessions such as music, art and sensory sessions
  • Assist them in every aspect of their daily lives, including personal care
  • Provide a safe and supportive environment that enables individuals to feel valued, reach their potential and nurture their aspirations
  • Maintain appropriate records and written reports
  • Plan trips and activities

The ideal Complex Care Support Worker will:

  • Have an appreciation of the needs of adults with learning disabilities
  • Be considerate, calm, patient, self-motivated, enthusiastic, respectful, non-judgmental and professional
  • Be flexible as variable shifts include long days, weekends, sleep-ins, and awake nights as allocated on an ad-hoc basis.
  • Have an understanding of, or experience with, autism, dementia and epilepsy, although not essential
  • Know specialist equipment, although not essential, as person handling training will be provided
  • Have sound interpersonal skills
  • Possess good verbal and written communication skills, plus basic IT and report writing skills
  • Hold a Health & Social Care NVQ2 or Level 2 Diploma Qualification or be willing to undertake the Care Certificate
  • Hold a driving licence due to our rural location and the requirement to drive to appointments/activities with service users, using a manual pool car.

Benefits include:

  • Flexible Ad-Hoc hours
  • An established team with an allocated central contact
  • Service Enhancements - Complex Needs; Supported Living
  • Shift Allowances (weekends; sleep-ins; awake nights)
  • Enhancements for bank holidays
  • Accrue annual leave each month
  • Paid DBS check renewed every three years
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Full and comprehensive induction programme including Care Certificate

All appointments are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, which includes an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service and two satisfactory references.

If you believe you meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification, and possess the values that define our organisation, including dependability, respect & recognition, professionalism & quality, integrity & honesty, equality & fairness, as well as resilience, then we would love to hear from you.

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