Peabody is recruiting permanent, full-time (various full-time hours available*), Female Care Support Workers - Grays. This position is for a registered care home and we support eight customers at this service who have a learning & physical disability.

Customers require staff who are empathetic & kind. You must be comfortable carrying out personal care on behalf of the customers & supporting them with all aspects of daily living. We support customers with manual handling with the use of hoists & mobility by use of their wheelchairs. The role can be physically & mentally demanding at times so you need to be resilient. Previous experience is not essential.

Please note this role involves personal care.

Candidate must be able to work a three week rolling rota which has a mixture of shifts: 7am to 2pm, 2pm to 9pm & 9pm to 7am (Awake night) shift times may be subject to change to meet needs of the service.

Candidate must have excellent communication skills both written & spoken English.  IT skills an advantage.

No permanent nights on offer

Mileage for business use is 45p per mile (Must have business insurance to claim this)

Flexible benefits on an annual basis from April each year

Paid Enhanced DBS (checks will include both the child and adult barring checks)

Full training provided to support you in your role

Opportunity to develop and gain a Health & Social Care Qualification

Please note: For genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint females only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

For more information, email the hiring manager, Gill Sherman: gill.sherman@peabody.org.uk

*Pro Rata explained: A ‘pro rata’ salary is calculated from what you would earn if you were working full time. You will be paid a proportion of the displayed full-time salary.

At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means if you are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply.

Our mission is to help people make the most of their lives and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve. We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities, as well as from BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

Advertised: 16 Jul 2021 (9:00 AM) GMT Daylight Time
Closing date: 30 Jul 2021 (5:00 PM) GMT Daylight Time