Care and Support Worker

**Salary**

£12.31 per hour

**Contractual hours**

0

**Basis**

Full time

**Region**

Housing/Retirement Living

**Package**

Pension, Holiday entitlement depends on number of hours worked (pro rata basis of a full-time entitlement), Life Assurance, Discount Scheme, free uniform & DBS.

**Job category/type**

Care and Support

**Date posted**

24/01/2025

**Job reference**

REQ023584

**Care and Support Worker (Relief) based at The Hawthorns HWC, Ellesmere Port**

**Available Hours**:
**Various hour’s available - Relief**
**Salary £12.31per hour**

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you

**Why join?**
You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of residents. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

- 20 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
- Life assurance.
- A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
- Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
- Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
- Access to wellbeing resources.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
- Family friendly policies.
- Long service awards.
- Free uniform and DBS check.
- Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

**About the role**
As a Care and Support Worker at MHA you will working as part of a focused team providing the highest quality of care to our residents enabling them to live later life well. Duties will be varied and include supporting our residents with personal care needs and helping them to take part in a wide range of activities that support their health and wellbeing. Every day will be different, and you’ll have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference.

For more information about the role **please review the attached job description.**

**About the home**

**The Hawthorns HWC**

The Hawthorns is a retirement community set in extensive landscaped grounds, along with a range of facilities and amenities designed to make retired life easy and enjoyable.

The development has a range of 41 apartments for rent, seven of which are designed for couples, creating a diverse and vibrant community of residents aged 60 and over. For more information about The Hawthorns, please click here

**About you**
- The right values, attitude and behaviours are more important than your previous career background. Therefore, whilst previous care experience is desirable it is not essential, and we will provide all the training and support you need to thrive.
- You will have a kind, warm and caring nature with excellent communication skills
- The ability to work under pressure and at all times respect the dignity of the residents and promote independence.
- You must be able to work as part of a team but also use your own initiative.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team.