Care and Support Workers

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 26 March 2025
• Salary: £25,711 to £27,080 per year
• Additional salary information: 5% Flexible Benefits and Pension
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 25 April 2025
• Location: Hendon, North West London
• Remote working: On-site only
• Company: THE BARNET GROUP
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: TBG002360

Summary

The Barnet Group

Would you like to be part of a phenomenal team of 1000 colleagues who, every day, are making a positive impact on more than 14,000 families in and around the diverse communities of Barnet? If so, then the Barnet Group can offer you what you are looking for.

We celebrate different points of view and want to encourage a diverse group of people who are representative of the community we serve to apply regardless of age, disability, gender or gender identity, ethnic origin or race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

The Vacancy

Flex is seeking to hire Care and Support Workers for their new Hester Court Care Home which is opening on 1st June 2025.

Hester Court is a 75 unit extra care scheme located in the Upper and Lower Fosters Estate in Hendon. The 75 flats and communal areas are all wheelchair accessible, there are 63x 1-bed flats (8 of which are wheelchair adapted) and 12x 2-bed flats.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with individuals and groups of people with special needs to support them to participate in and maintain everyday living skills including but not restricted to: personal care, including washing and dressing, toileting, nail and hair care, shopping, cooking, travel, including using public transport, household tasks activities and socialising.

To ensure that people who use Your Choice Barnet experience high quality care and support in accordance with their assessed needs.

What you'll need to succeed?

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness and ability to achieve Level II NVQ (or equivalent) Health & Social Care
• Good aptitude, common sense, skills and abilities around working with people who have support needs
• Competent to carry out all the tasks required by the job description e.g. personal care, manual handing.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, look at the attached Job Description for more details and if it's the ideal job for you, click 'apply now'.

What's in it for you?

We're committed to making The Barnet Group a really great place to work. As well as offering a positive culture we offer a generous pay and benefits package, some of which are listed below:

• We are a London Living Wage Employer
• 25 days annual leave, rising with length of service
• Ability to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per year
• Life insurance - 3x of annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering Activities
• Flexible and agile working
• Flexible Benefits & Pension - access to a variety of benefits to choose from
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with learning pool platform
• The Barnet Group is a mindful employer with trained Mental Health First Aiders

Our promise and values

The Barnet group evaluates staff attitudes and the willingness of people to embrace inclusion and diversity, and the extent to which they take meaningful action which contributes to our ability to attract and retain talent. TBG offers our people a psychologically safe space whilst promoting personal growth.

Most importantly, we believe in the three "C's" of inclusion; by being curious, courageous, and committed individuals, we inspire our teams to become more welcoming and inclusive.

Our values are also an integral part of the way we work together, and they are:

• Show respect - we respect each other and our customers.
• Find solutions - we find solutions to meet people's needs.
• Make a difference - we make a positive difference to people's lives.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness and ability to achieve Level II NVQ (or equivalent) Health & Social Care
• Good aptitude, common sense, skills and abilities around working with people who have support needs
• Competent to carry out all the tasks required by the job description e.g. personal care, manual handing., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Would you like to be part of a phenomenal team of 1000 colleagues who, every day, are making a positive impact on more than 14,000 families in and around the diverse communities of Barnet? If so, then the Barnet Group can offer you what you are looking for. We celebrate different points of view and want to encourage a diverse group of people who are representative of the community we serve to apply regardless of age, disability, gender or gender identity, ethnic origin or race, religion or belief and sexual orientation. The Vacancy Flex is seeking to hire Care and Support Workers for their new Hester Court Care Home which is opening on 1st June 2025. Hester Court is a 75 unit extra care scheme located in the Upper and Lower Fosters Estate in Hendon. The 75 flats and communal areas are all wheelchair accessible, there are 63x 1-bed flats (8 of which are wheelchair adapted) and 12x 2-bed flats. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with individuals and groups of people with special needs to support them to participate in and maintain everyday living skills including but not restricted to: personal care, including washing and dressing, toileting, nail and hair care, shopping, cooking, travel, including using public transport, household tasks activities and socialising. To ensure that people who use Your Choice Barnet experience high quality care and support in accordance with their assessed needs., We're committed to making The Barnet Group a really great place to work. As well as offering a positive culture we offer a generous pay and benefits package, some of which are listed below:
• We are a London Living Wage Employer
• 25 days annual leave, rising with length of service
• Ability to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per year
• Life insurance - 3x of annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering Activities
• Flexible and agile working
• Flexible Benefits & Pension - access to a variety of benefits to choose from
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with learning pool platform
• The Barnet Group is a mindful employer with trained Mental Health First Aiders
Our promise and values The Barnet group evaluates staff attitudes and the willingness of people to embrace inclusion and diversity, and the extent to which they take meaningful action which contributes to our ability to attract and retain talent. TBG offers our people a psychologically safe space whilst promoting personal growth. Most importantly, we believe in the three "C's" of inclusion; by being curious, courageous, and committed individuals, we inspire our teams to become more welcoming and inclusive. Our values are also an integral part of the way we work together, and they are:
• Show respect - we respect each other and our customers.
• Find solutions - we find solutions to meet people's needs.
• Make a difference - we make a positive difference to people's lives.