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  • Palm2palm
    Care Assistant / Carer
    Care Assistant / Carer
    8 days ago
    £25000–£31000 yearly
    Full-time
    Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea

    Key Responsibilities • Assist residents with personal care tasks such as washing, dressing, toileting, and mobility, • Support residents during mealtimes and help with feeding if required, • Engage residents in meaningful activities and companionship, • Monitor and report changes in residents’ health or behaviour to senior staff, • Maintain accurate records of care provided, • Ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment for residents, • Previous experience in a care setting is desirable but not essential (full training provided), • NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards it), • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, • Compassionate, patient, and respectful approach, • Right to work in the UK, • Enhanced DBS check (can be arranged upon offer) What We Offer • Competitive hourly rates and overtime pay, • Paid induction and ongoing training, • Career development opportunities, • Free uniform and meals on shift, • Pension scheme, • Supportive team environment

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  • Vibe Southend Limited
    Support Worker
    Support Worker
    28 days ago
    £12.5–£12.84 hourly
    Full-time
    Southend-on-Sea

    · Support people in their care, learning and development – helping them thrive every step of the way · Encourage participation in a wide range of activities like swimming, baking, bowling, cinema trips, and sensory experiences · Celebrate achievements by recording progress and keeping documentation up to date · To work with service users to meet their needs including personal care, social, emotional, recreational and learning needs where appropriate in accordance with their care plan or goal plan programme · Provide emotional support, companionship and a safe environment for those in need of supervision and help. · To assist with organising and delivering a programme of appropriate & achievable, therapeutic & recreational activities to enhance the lives & improve the well-being of service users attending the day centre · To assist in developing personal activity plans. · To assist in fundraising & events on the programme giving regard to client health and safety, ability, comfort & enjoyment. · Ensure that all activities are risk assessed, and, risk assessed against the participants. · To carry out basic first aid and summon emergency services if required. · To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity · To participate in events as organised by the charity. · Complete client contact and activity records and to be responsible for safe storage following GDPR · To report any concerns about abuse or the welfare or safety of a service use to the Centre Manager · To comply with all Organisation policies and procedures and those of other statutory and enforcing authorities (e.g. Fire, H&S, Protection of Vulnerable Adults ), to comply with GDPR · To undertake other duties as required, under the direction of the line manager This list is not exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities will vary from time to time according to the needs of the day centre.

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