Position
Support Worker
Care Home
Laurel Place
Location
Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
Contract type
Permanent – full time or part time; 12 hour shifts: 8 am to 8 pm and 8 pm to 8 am. Candidates must be flexible for days and night shifts or night shifts only.
Rate
£14.21 per hour (increasing to £14.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)
Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Support Worker at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.
As a Support Worker, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.
About Exemplar Health Care
Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
The Role
Our Support Workers support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- supporting people with their personal care
- assisting people at meal times
- understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
- encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
- promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
- completing and maintaining care records
Download Our Job Description To Read More: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/
About You
We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’re Also
- caring, kind, understanding and calm
- able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
- energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude
- a great listener and communicator
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.
If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.
What We Offer
- regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- access to wages before payday
- retail and lifestyle discounts
- free DBS check
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you.
For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email POD2@exemplarhc.com
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact
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