Care & Support Worker (sleep nights) - LCS

About the Role

Are you a caring, reliable and compassionate person looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference? We are looking for a Care and Support Worker to join our Lifestyles Community Services team, supporting individuals to live with greater independence, wellbeing and choice in line with their goals and aspirations.

This role is based within Lifestyles Community Services in Herne, with sleep night shifts available in both Herne and Faversham. Typical sleep night hours are 21:00 to 09:00. You will provide high-quality physical, emotional and social support, helping service users with personal care, daily living skills, meals, moving safely, community involvement and building confidence and independence.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship or a switch of sponsorship for this role.

Job Opportunity

What you’ll be doing

• Providing person-centred care and support tailored to individual needs and choices

• Supporting with personal care, dressing, hygiene and nutrition

• Helping individuals develop life skills, confidence and independence

• Monitoring wellbeing and reporting changes or concerns appropriately

• Keeping accurate records and contributing to a high standard of care

• Working collaboratively with colleagues, families and other stakeholders

Sleep night shift details

Sleep night shifts run from 21:00 to 09:00. Standard hourly rate is paid from 21:00 to 22:30 and from 07:30 to 09:00, plus a flat rate payment of £61.80 for the 9-hour sleep. Based on current rates, this includes 3 hours paid at £12.87 per hour in addition to the sleep rate.

If you’re passionate about helping people live fulfilling, independent lives and want to be part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

The team at the Coach House know how to inspire and encourage the clients. They have exceptional skills when nurturing our residents or day centre clients to grow and develop at every opportunity. Adults aged over 18 with physical disabilities can come along and enjoy our day care opportunities and sensory enrichment programme.

The RISE Centre, our facility specially designed for adults with physical disabilities enables individuals to achieve their own goals and aspirations whilst experiencing and learning new skills, and a variety of therapies and activities. The care programmes are tailored to the individual to ensure everyone receives maximum benefit from their day with us. Further info can be found here: www.strodepark.org.uk/careers

Essential Skills

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with a genuine interest in adult care who is honest, trustworthy, flexible and able to work collaboratively as part of a team.

You’ll need to communicate clearly, respect confidentiality and be comfortable working in a person-centred way, taking direction from the people you support.

A Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care is desirable, or a willingness to work towards it within 12 months of starting in post.

Previous caring experience is welcome, whether gained in work or elsewhere.

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park truly values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for our service users and each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor, and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.