Support Worker

**Are you thinking of joining Health and Social Care? Do you want to make a difference? How would you like to work in a company where people are at the heart of what we do?**

**Why not speak to Valorum Care Group to find out how to start your new career?**

**Support Worker £9.50 per hour **Up to £23,712 per annum

Continuous offering of qualifications - Career Progression - Wellbeing programme for all colleagues - Enhanced Pension - Healthcare Cash Back Plan

**At Valorum Care Group we have one goal - to make “a better way for better lives”.**

Valorum Care Group is a leading Nationwide care provider who is passionate about providing quality care to all of the people we support. Our core services are supported living, residential care and nursing services for learning disability, mental health and physical disability.

**What is great about the company?**

We offer a supportive environment with a real focus on the wellbeing of our employees as well as offering numerous training and development opportunities. Some of our benefits include:

- Wellbeing support, through our Healthcare Cash Back Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme, for everything from counselling to childcare, career development to retirement, and much more
- Enhanced pension
- Flexible working hours
- Free DBS
- Free uniform
- Refer a friend bonus
- Excellent, fully funded training
- Career progression
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Confidential employee advice line
- Employee Engagement app
- Healthcare Cash Back Plan - This is a money back scheme that allows you to claim money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy.
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) -24/7 confidential advice line, Up to four face-to-face counselling sessions, Employee support (emotional and practical)

Emotional support includes support with anxiety, depression, stress management, bereavement, personal relationship issues, addictive behaviours, anger management and sleep hygiene

Practical everyday support includes childcare matching, legal services, financial & debt support, nutritional & weight management, education, relocation, parenting, midlife & retirement, career and everyday issues

**Service Overview**

The role is based in Denison House, in Selby. Denison House is a wheelchair accessible home in a lovely residential area in Selby. We are a vibrant and spacious, dementia friendly care home and can support up to 31 individuals aged over 65 years old.

**What is the role?**

Support Worker
- £9.50 per hour
- Using the training provided, aid the people we support through all aspects of life including mealtimes, bathing and day to day activities.
- By getting to know the people we support you will be able to help write their care plans and understand when risk assessments may be needed.
- Be there to assist the people we support in daily activities, social interactions, and outings either in a group setting or on a 121 basis.
- Assist the people we support with their health needs as required, which may include administering medication and attending medical appointments.
- Keep daily paperwork up to date to ensure we have captured everything that has happened in the day
- You will work positively with colleagues, families, and external organisations to assist with supporting our residents.

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

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Selby, North Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- What documentation do you have to prove you have the right to work in the Uk?

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)

Work Location: One location