Support worker

Full time

Job Description

Full time or Part time

The general duties expected from an Acacia Angel are: 

 

Personal hygiene

Moving and handling

Meal preparation

Light domestic duties

Shopping support

Accompanying customers on outings

Our customers range from the elderly who may need personal hygiene assistance to customers with mental health needs, physical disabilities and other diagnosis such as dementia.

 

Locations: Staines, Ashford, Feltham, Sunbury, Stanwell, Chertsey, Walton, Addlestone, Shepperton

 

Hours: flexible hours, evenings and weekends on a weekly rota.

 

The ideal candidate:

 

Must be fluent in English, including reading and writing

Will be professional at all times and understand and respect the customer’s dignity and needs

Have personal or professional care experience (desirable)

Will be reliable, committed, hard working and have a desire and the passion to work in a care environment

Will be personable and a natural carer

Will be a good team player

Own a car (desirable)

Benefits include:

 

Flexible working hours

Quarterly bonuses

Annual bonuses

Full Common Induction Standards (CIS) training and support for Qualifications and Credit Framework(QCF)

Career progression

Travel subsidy

Free uniform

Double pay on public holidays

Weekday and weekend contracts are available up to 30 hours

Our friendly office team are always on the other line to give you support as and when required.  We value our employees as much as we value our customers.

 

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates.  You must already have a valid and current work permit to work in the UK.

 

Skills / Qualifications:

communication skills

Compassionate

Empathetic

Salary

£13.73 - £22.92 per hour