Support Worker, Community Health

We're looking for Support Workers in Colchester and surrounding areas. As a Support Worker with Cera you will be playing a fundamental part in improving vulnerable people's lives through the care and support that you provide. You will be supporting an individual in their day-to-day activities in and outside of the home to enable them to live a more independent and sociable life.

This may include assistance with home and life admin tasks, attending social activities or supporting someone at college – helping and inspiring people to live as independently as possible.

Can you make a difference?

Can you make a positive change?

Can you assist individuals to learn new skills and provide new experiences?

• Shifts include 7am-2pm, 2pm-10pm and some sleeping nights may also be available.
• We can consider both drivers and non‑drivers for this role.
• Opportunity to complete either NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Social Care (through work‑based learning) and further progression opportunities.

• Enhanced bank holiday rates
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Access to our benefits and discounts platform, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme – offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies.
• Wellbeing support – including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests and contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends – £500 per referral.

Are you the person who can support individuals to live independently in their own home whilst promoting a safe, healthy and secure living environment? It is your personality that matters most with this role; you will be friendly, patient, able to interact and build relationships and overcome communication barriers, you will be happy to integrate into their lives and help with all aspects of daily living which can even include accompanying them to activities and social events.

You'll also encourage those you support to build their own social network and interact with families and friends.

If you are kind and compassionate, patient and friendly then you will make the perfect support worker – no experience is required and full training is given, we are keen to speak to you.