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Care and Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Rainham, United Kingdom Strode Park Foundation Full time

Care and Support Worker (night shifts) - Platters Farm Lodge

About the Role

Care roles are rewarding. By providing attentive quality care, you can help transform our resident's short or long-term care.

If you have an interest in adult care services, look no further, as we now have the opportunity to join our dedicated team of carer workers at Platters Farm Lodge (PFL) Rainham, Gillingham doing night shifts . 

Your care will really make such a difference to our service user’s lives, and we are looking for individuals who have the ability, skills and compassion to assist vulnerable people and who take huge pride in the work they do.

Job Opportunity

As a Care & Support Worker (night shifts) at PFL you will:

Promote our guest's appearance and personal hygiene by offering support and advice Assist guests to move safely in their everyday life Enable patients to maintain and improve their independence Support guests in maintaining their family and social network, where appropriate

As a Strode Park Foundation colleague, you'll get comprehensive support from day one and will receive training and development opportunities to develop your skills.

 PFL offers short breaks, respite, rehabilitation, and long-stay facility for adults. The service also provides people with dementia related care and support. For some people, the fun and nurturing environment of PFL is their permanent home. The service is vibrant, socially warm, and inviting for the individual and their family and friends. For further info, go to our website: 

 Shift times at PFL are:

Long day: 7am - 9.30pm

Early: 7am - 2.30pm

Late: 2pm - 9.30pm

Nights: 8pm - 7am

Platters Farm Lodge provides care on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays. This means we value reliable and flexiblestaff. We will consider all requests for flexible working and are proud to be a ‘Flex from First’ employer. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

Essential Skills

Our ideal Care and Support Worker will:

Be willing to work on all units across the service, including working with guests who have dementia, are in day service and are currently undergoing rehabilitation. Have the ability to work as part of a team and with others in a collaborative and engaging way.  Be committed to deliver a high level of care and support for our service users. Have the ability to work across a range of shifts, including earlies, lates and nights. Be able to clearly and appropriately communicate both orally and in writing with people inside and outside the Foundation.  Hold Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent or be willing to attain this qualification.

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our service users, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.

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