Do you want to join a team of dedicated support workers, empowering an individual to live independently in their own home?
We are looking for a caring person to join our Karrek Lifestyles team, to support a gentleman with autism.
Job Specification:
- 37.5 hours per week (rolling rota)
- Complex care environment with aspects of personal care
- Very rewarding role where you get to make a huge difference to someone’s life
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To support and empower vulnerable people to live the life they have chosen for themselves
- To provide age appropriate & dignified support consistent with individual choices and aspirations
- To provide personal care in accordance with current best practices
- To maintain care skills at a current level and undertake training
Benefits:
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Employee of the Month programme
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Company-funded training and qualifications
- Opportunities for career development
- Competitive rates of pay for sleep ins
- Access to NEST pension
Job Requirements:
- Committed to positively impacting the lives of the vulnerable people we support
- Must have at least 2 years’ experience in Complex/Mental Health/Acute environments
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Hold a valid UK driving license
- Willing to undertake sleep-in shifts
- A flexible approach to work and a good team worker – (perhaps you have worked in retail or hospitality and can demonstrate transferable skills in developing trusting relationships with clients and colleagues to achieve positive outcomes)
- Over the age of 18
Essential Skills:
- UK Driving License
- Over 18
Karrek is a not-for-profit Home Care company supporting vulnerable people and their families in Cornwall. We provide 3 different services:
· Karrek Community (supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental health concerns, and brain injury)
· Karrek Care (providing support to the older population)
· Karrek Lifestyles (24/7 live-in support for vulnerable individuals in their own homes)
If you are looking for a job that makes a real difference to peoples’ lives, Karrek is the place for you to embark on this journey.
Karrek was formed in 2015 at the request of several families and individuals who were concerned about future support arrangements for people with disabilities in Cornwall. Their desire was to ensure that there remained a choice in support provider for people who may wish to be supported by an organisation that would be sympathetic to their faith perspective. Karrek’s vision has always been to form a company with a Christian ethos, which operates in an inclusive way, welcoming anyone equally regardless of circumstances and background. A Community Interest Company was formed to meet this need, which was founded by Paul and Geeta Ashton, who moved to Cornwall to undertake the task.
Karrek was formed as a direct result of the local people’s views being heard and acted upon. Karrek’s vision has always been to form a company with a Christian ethos, which operates in an inclusive way, welcoming anyone equally regardless of circumstances and background.
Karrek was started in 2015 at the request of several families and individuals who were concerned about future support arrangements for people with disabilities in Cornwall. Their desire was to ensure that there remained a choice in support provider for people who may wish to be supported by an organisation that would be sympathetic to their faith perspective. A Community Interest Company was formed to meet this need, which was founded by Paul and Geeta Ashton, who moved to Cornwall to undertake the task.