- Salary:
- £12.60 per hour weekdays / £15.75 per hour weekends
- Role type:
- Part Time, All Year Post, Full Time
- Hours:
- 30- 37 hrs per week / 52 weeks (ideally full time)
- Contract type:
- Permanent
- Contract:
- All year post
- Location:
- Hereford
- Closing Date:
- 20/05/2025
- Job Details:
Are you looking to further your career with a company driven by a vision for a world in which people with disabilities are able to realise their potential as equal and active citizens in control of their lives?
Do you have strong care experience and have worked with residents with complex learning disabilities?
We are recruiting! - Care and Support Roles / Senior Care and Support roles
Central Hereford
Minimum 30 - 37 hours per week (ideally full time 37 hours)
Weekdays and alternate weekend shifts
National Star is recruiting extra special people to join its committed team of care and support workers helping young people with complex disabilities to live life as independently as possible. We currently prefer applicants with previous care experience and a positive attitude toward the aspirations of young people with disabilities and are able to commit to a minimum of 30 hours a week working shift patterns to include earlies (staring at 7 am) and lates (finishing at 10pm) and alternate weekends.
As one of our care and support workers you will be a key member of our team, providing personalised care to enable residents to enjoy their hobbies and interests and realise their aspirations. The long-term residents that we support have a wide range of learning and physical disabilities and previous experience of working in this environment would be hugely beneficial to help us provide the support they need in their every day lives.
We offer opportunities to complete fully-funded level 2 and level 3 qualifications in adult social care, learning support and team leader (supervisor) should you wish to.
Key tasks involve:
- Delivering all aspects of personal care including washing, dressing, personal appearance, toileting, mouth, nail, and foot care and feeding.
- Provide support in our long-term living accommodation and out in the community.
- Plan, organise and support high quality leisure activities. This may involve trips into the community, visits to the cinema, pubs and restaurants or simply helping a resident pursue their favourite hobby or sport.
- Liaise with family members, enabling a resident to speak to parents, friends and family and providing updates on activities and progress
- Administer medication to residents in line with policy and procedure, after receiving relevant training.
The salary for this role is £12.60 per hour weekdays and £15.75 per hour at weekends.
We would encourage you to apply early for these roles as we are currently holding interviews and will withdraw the vacancy if suitable appointments are made.
Please note that unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship currently or consider appicants holding temporary student / graduate visas.
How to apply
At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.
We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. Alternatively please send your cv to recruitment@nationalstar.org or call our recruitment department 01242 527631 for further information or an application form. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system please let us know.
Please note that interviews will be held throughout the duration of the advertisement - please apply early
All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.
