Support Worker - Extra Care

Rad­is Community Care has an opportunity for a Support Worker / Care Assistant to join our team based at Ryefields Extra Care Scheme in Warrington.

As a Support Worker, you will support the elderly who are experiencing physical frailty, helping them maintain independence. The position involves aiding residents with restricted mobility to move to dining areas at meal times, to communal areas for social activities, and to their bedrooms at their request.

Your duties will include assisting residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will also participate in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities with residents, both individually and in groups. The role is to promote residents’ independence, choice, dignity and respect through the best standards of care.

• Mixture of early and late shifts
• Alternate weekends

• Mileage allowance for cars & bikes
• Full or part‑time hours available
• Nat West Cushion pension scheme
• Free uniform and PPE
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Fully structured support for all new starters
• Full out‑of‑hours support and training, working towards a Care Certificate, Dementia, End‑of‑life and other training courses
• In‑depth online & office‑based training and paid shadowing in the field
• Paid by BACS every four weeks
• Refer‑a‑friend payments (subject to conditions)
• Employer will pay for mandatory refresher training

Rad­is Community Care is a well‑established family‑run care company that delivers high quality care and support across more than 30 local authorities in England and Wales. The company provides outcome‑focused, re‑enabling care for a range of service users including the elderly and people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Service provision ranges from brief daily visits to 24‑hour live‑in care, and can be short or long‑term.