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Our Current Vacancies are in the following locations
- Home Care (Southampton)
SCA Care is an equal opportunities employer. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. SCA Care are based and operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK.
SCiA are proud to be currently supporting people across the Southampton community to ensure they stay safe and well.
Are you a driver and looking to have a fulfilling role to play in the local community?........... if so you could be a great fit for our role.
We currently have roles for individuals who like to work alone or part of a double up team. Shifts available in Central, East and West Southampton for evenings from 5pm to 10pm. There is also the possibility to pick up day shifts alongside these hours.
A full, valid and clean driving licence and access to your own motorised transport is required.
About You
Are you a friendly, compassionate and dedicated person? If so, you would be perfect for our Support Worker role. You will become part of an amazing team of carers that ensures that our amazing customers receive the support they need.
For us, personality and passion comes before education. Caring experience would be the cherry on the top, but as long as you have the right attitude and values, then we’d love you to apply! You’ll always be supported and looked after by your SCA Care colleagues and wider Social Care in Action family.
About the role
A Support Worker's role can be wide and varied, and no two days are the same – but here’s an idea of what you could be doing.
Promoting and encouraging independence, whilst assisting the people we support with their daily routines.
Identifying new opportunities for integration, participation and inclusion, available to the people we support, both within our services and the community.
Providing quality personal care, which could include bathing, toileting etc. depending on individual needs, while maintaining respect and sensitivity.
Participating in household tasks, which include cleaning, cooking, ironing, washing etc. while encouraging the people we support to join in.
Engaging in conversation and sometimes having a belly laugh together over something silly!
A full detailed job description can be provided upon request and will be given as part of our recruitment process.
If you’re successful, we need you to have an Enhanced Disclosure Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service which we’ll pay for*.
About Us
Investing in our family of staff is important to us – we provide full training and will work with you to build your career, not just do a job day in day out. Our ethos is - when you thrive, we thrive.
SCA Care is dedicated to enhancing our customers’ lives through the delivery of quality-driven care services including Home Care, Live-in Care, Extra Care and Specialist Care. With a commitment to promoting independence and well-being, our skilled and experienced team provide round-the-clock assistance offering personalised support, designed empathetically to meet customers individual needs and to help them live their best lives possible.
Benefits
- Paid Travel time - £11.50 per hour
- Paid Mileage, which is calculated for you (45p per mile where applicable)
- Paid day off on your birthday....so you can relax
- 6 weeks paid holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Excellent Refer a Friend bonus scheme
- Training time paid (National Living Wage)
- Guaranteed hour contracts, if that's what you would like
- Pay enhancements for a care qualification over level 2 (50p uplift if you have Level 2 or higher qualification in Health and Social Care)
- Free training & comprehensive training package (including QCF qualification)
- Free branded work wear and lanyard
- Access to a free Blue Light Card (discounts in stores and online in large national retailers and local businesses)
- Employer contributory pension scheme
*free, dependent upon successful completion of probation period.
