Support Worker, Retain Healthcare

Retain Healthcare are a lead provider of experienced support workers. We are seeking people with the qualities to deliver the highest standards of care and support for individuals with learning disabilities including Autism, profound multiple learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.

For this role it would be beneficial if you have experience with challenging behaviour and have undergone relevant training eg. PBM or other similar training.

You will need to support people with social activities, day trips, sport, searching for employment or attending college. If you are talented, caring and compassionate we would love to hear from you.

As an agency support worker you will have the flexibility to choose where and when you would like to work! With choice of a range of supported living services across Gloucestershire.

The role includes:

• Support people with personal care if required
• Participate positively in learning and development
• Support people to eat and drink
• Keep accurate daily records
• Support people to communicate in different ways
• Support people with their mobility
• Promote health and safety
• Support and encourage people to make choices and meet their outcomes
• Undertake other duties as appropriate
  
  

Working for Retain you will receive many benefits including:

• All of the benefits of a permanent employee with flexible work to suit you
• Increased pay for NVQ / Diploma and Senior roles
• Night and Weekend pay enhancements
• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
• Pension Scheme
• First Uniform Free
• Paid holidays
• Free Training
• Free first uniform
• Local training and your own career development pathway
• Retain Rewards - local discounts
• Guaranteed Hours available
• Recommend a friend bonus of up to £300 per introduction
  
  

Being a part of Team Retain will include the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, where no two days are the same, you will be supporting people within the local area, enabling them to enjoy a good quality of life, supporting good health and wellbeing.

The quality of this service can only be delivered by people like you who want to make a difference to the individuals we support. We rely on our Support Workers to leave a good impression and to form part of our ongoing reputation in the local area. We will continue to develop your skills through training to meet the needs and empower you to be the voice of Retain Healthcare.

Our Ethos is the 4 R's, where we are always Retaining Quality, Retaining Independence, Retaining Staff and Retaining Skills.

This role may also be referred to as: Support Worker, Carer, Care Assistant, HCA, Healthcare Assistant, Care Giver.

Are you caring and compassionate?

We are currently recruiting for enthusiastic and caring individuals who would like to develop their career in care, or are looking for a new opportunity!

FLEXIBLE working patterns available including part time or full time!

WEEKLY pay and competitive rates of pay from £10 an hour!

No experience is required as we will provide you will a full training induction and shadow shifts, ensuring you are confident and knowledgeable along your transformation into a Reablement role!

As a home care worker you will be supporting people in their own homes to maintain their independence and rehabilitate them back into the community.

Location: Various locations across Gloucestershire.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

· Supporting those we care for to get up in the mornings and get ready for the day, including: Getting washed and dressed.

· Assisting with mobility through hoists and stand aids

· Provide personal care where required such as assisting to the toilet

· Providing companionship such as going out into the community to go shopping or to appointments. But also being there to provide emotional support throughout the day, and taking part in activities they enjoy.

Retain Healthcare was developed from a family run business which has been running for over 30 years, providing a high quality service to customers and supporting our staff through learning and development. Our ethos is for continuous learning and includes 4 key ethos':

Retaining - Quality
Retaining - Independence
Retaining - Staff
Retaining - Skills

BENEFITS

· On going support from us through training and career development opportunities.

· Competitive rates of pay, plus holiday pay and enhanced nights, weekend and bank holiday rates

· Weekly pay

· FLEXIBLE working hours including: Full time or part time and a range of shift patterns.

· Recommend a friend bonus scheme of up to £300 per recommendation

· Pension scheme

To be a care worker with Retain no experience is required, just a kind and caring nature! Although experienced workers are very welcome with enhanced rates of pay.

Our only requirement is that you are a driver with a full UK license.

The high quality of our service can only be delivered by people like you who want to make a difference to the individuals we support. We rely on our Healthcare Assistants to leave a good impression to form part of our ongoing reputation in the local area.

For more information or to apply please contact Georgia on 01242262700!

Reablement support worker

Shift patterns: 7:00-14:00 and/or 16:00-22:00

Location: Gloucestershire

This role is part time or full time

We are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to support us in a new role, supporting Gloucestershire hospitals with their local discharges!

As a Reablement support worker your role will be focused on promoting independence for people who have been discharged from hospital, and in need of support in their own home. This will be a varied role supporting people with a range of needs and backgrounds, helping them get back to their normal lives.

No experience is required as we provide an extensive training program and plenty of shadowing shifts for new starters, so that you will be confident in your knowledge and skills.

At Retain you can enjoy weekly pay as well as being offered a company pension scheme, paid holidays and first uniform for free. In addition, you can apply to complete NVQ and diploma qualifications, local training and your own personalised career development pathway.

What the job would entail:

• Assisting service users when getting up in the morning including washing/bathing, dressing/undressing, maintaining their personal appearance and getting to bed in the evening.
• Helping with the preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary.
• Providing assistance with toileting and changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary.
• Maintaining commodes, washing clothes and bed linen (which may include soiled laundry) when necessary.
• Providing assistance with other tasks of personal daily living that the service user cannot manage and providing general support as part of a caring team.
• Encouraging and assisting with the management of medication, administering where necessary and monitoring health-related conditions such as dietary & fluid intake.
• Helping service users with mobility difficulties, or other physical disabilities, including incontinence. This includes the use of aids and other personal equipment.
  
  

To be a successful Home Carer you will have the following skills and experience:

• A full UK driving license with access to a vehicle.
• Love working with people and enjoy giving back to your local community.
• Kind, caring and compassionate nature.
• Prior experience isn't necessary but experienced carers are very welcome. Full training is provided however NVQs and Diplomas are always beneficial.

Retain Healthcare is a fresh, innovative provider covering the South West, with recruitment experts who have the knowledge and background to offer you the most up to date and comprehensive training in both social care and clinical care skills. They are committed to safeguarding and will complete full employment checks in line with their safer recruitment process, including employment references and a DBS check.

Working for Retain you will receive many benefits including:

• All of the benefits of a permanent employee with flexible Work to suit you
• Increased pay for NVQ / Diploma and Senior roles
• Night and Weekend pay enhancements
• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
• Pension Scheme
• First Uniform Free
• Holiday Pay Accrual
• Local training and your own career development pathway
• Retain Rewards - local discounts
• Guaranteed Hours available
• Recommend a friend bonus of up to £250 per introduction

Our Ethos is the 4 R's, Retaining Quality, Retaining Independence, Retaining Staff and Retaining Skills...

For more information please call us on 01242262700!