Support Worker, Community Health

Job Title:
Support Worker - Days
Salary:£26016 per annum
7, 14, 20, 21 or 28 Hours per Week
Location:
Exmoor Drive Residential Care Home, Bromsgrove
Team:
Exmoor Drive
Permanent

Additional Pay Enhancements for working 22:00 to 06:00, Sundays and bank holidays.

We’re looking for caring people to join the team at Exmoor Drive, a residential AND replacement care service. We provide support for up to 8 individual residents and 3 replacement care residents with a range of conditions including learning disability, dementia, mental health, and physical disability.

You may or may not have experience in working in a residential setting. We are looking for applicants who can already demonstrate the right values to continue with our drive to achieve positive outcomes for individuals using the service. To ensure this we will give you all the training you need.

You will be natural communicator, and a caring person by nature. You’ll enjoy building strong, positive relationships with people you work with and support.

To be successful, you will;

• Be naturally person centred
• Understand the need to promote dignity, respect, independence, liberty and privacy
• Be able to meet peoples physical AND social support needs
• Have motivation to support vulnerable people to overcome barriers achieve their goals and aspirations
• It is not essential to drive a vehicle, but If you do drive you will be expected to offer support to individuals in their own or service vehicles – we will provide training for this.

You’ll focus on providing health and social support to individuals using the service;

• Support individuals with their physical and social care needs. This will include supporting individuals to wash, use the toilet, have meaningful contact with friends and relatives, attend appointments, be as independent as possible in daily aspects of living, maintain hobbies interests and access the community.
• Following care plans and other guidance
• Maintaining detailed and accurate records of the care you provide
• Making and responding to observations in people changing care needs – sometimes in emergency situations
• Attend handover, meetings and training and follow instruction

You’ll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata) rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Career, development and qualification opportunities
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a number of restaurants, shops and gym membership

And much more!

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

26-10-2026

TBC

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