Care and Support Assistant
Montague Road, Felixstowe
£11.37
37.5 hours per week
Every moment has the potential to be special. Join us to create those special moments at Montague Road.
We are seeking a Care and Support Assistant to make a real difference to the lives of our residents. Do you want to work in an award-winning team? Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, Montague Road Home is also very proud to have an award in the Suffolk Care Awards ‘Excellent Support Services’ category and to be the Regional Winner of the Palliative and End of Life National Care Awards.
Our supported living service supports 24 people with mental health needs and/or dementia in a homely, innovative, environment with personalised care and support.
We provide a comprehensive induction programme as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression. Sanctuary has their own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.
Sanctuary also has a great employee Rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.
Are you kind, patient and understanding? These are qualities we value and actively look for in our team. If you want to make a positive impact, this is a rewarding opportunity to come and work within an established, dedicated and experienced team.
Read more about Montague Road Home on our website
The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:
- Delivering a high level of personalised care and support and encouraging our residents to live as independently as possible promoting active support for all
- Supporting residents with washing, dressing, bathing, and hygiene
- Administering medication
- Assisting residents with shopping, cleaning, and laundry tasks
- Helping residents to arrange and attend appointments e.g., with their GP
- Promoting a positive culture by engaging with residents to prevent social isolation
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
- Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
- Shifts will include lone working
Skills and experiences:
- A personalised approach to care, and ideally some experience with physical disabilities or high needs
- Enthusiastic and flexible, with a strong “can-do” attitude
- Strong organisational skills, as well as functional literacy and numeracy
- Ability to react quickly to changing priorities whilst working to deadlines and targets
- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards
- Good communication skills allowing you to build strong relationships with our residents
Why work for us?
We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.
We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time – because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.
Are you ready to be your best?
Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:
- £11.37 per hour
- At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
- A pension scheme with employer contributions
- A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
- Health and well-being plans
- Life assurance
- Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
- Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities
We are proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living. For more information on the movement click here
Closing Date: 12 June 2023
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.
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Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.