Community Support Worker STEPS WEST

Join an amazing team of compassionate, supportive and friendly care and support workers and enjoy a busy and varied job where everyday is different.

Corserv Care is a Cornwall Council owned company, dedicated to improving the quality, capacity and resilience of the care market in Cornwall. This devoted organisation brings together existing services: STEPS (Short Term Enablement & Planning Services), and Corserv Care & Support (Homecare/long term care).

What you'll be doing:

Supporting and assessing individuals within their own homes.
Supporting service users to access community opportunities.
Working with families, healthcare professionals and occupational therapists.
Supporting service users with their daily living skills. Including personal care, meal preparation & housekeeping.
Benefits & Our Offer to You

Current right to work in the UK
An understanding of reablement and care provision
Good verbal and written communication skills
Basic IT Skills
Empathy and a passion to support others
Excellent attention to detail
Great time management
You must have a FULL DRIVING LICENCE that's valid to drive in the UK and a vehicle
Our values:

Committed, kind, caring and compassionate. High-quality, reliable, trustworthy and consistent. Collaborative, respectful, connected and understanding. Proactive, flexible, innovative and problem-solving.

We work in partnership with healthcare professionals and local communities to offer high-quality care in Cornwall. Corserv Care provides a range of domiciliary and residential services under one brand.

Leading the way in delivering the best possible care services, we empower change and enhance quality of life. Our work is made possible by a committed and creative team, with positivity, innovation, collaboration and trust driving what we do and how we do it.

Competitive Rates of Pay & Hours:

£12.36 per hour for Support Worker (no experience required, full training and continuous development provided, job shadowing, team support, 1:1 supervisions and annual Appraisals, opportunity to achieve qualifications, career pathway).

Time & half enhancement on Bank Holiday's, PLUS a day back in TOIL.

Time & half for overtime, over 40 hours.

Guaranteed weekly hours from 14 up to 36 hours per week.

Permanent hours & casual bank staff opportunities available.

Guaranteed Payment of your Contracted Hours:

You are always paid for a full shift, even in the event of a client cancellation.

This includes travel, and contact time, for a consistent and worry-free salary.

Mileage Allowance: 45p per mile.

Plus, after probation period of 6 months, you could join our 'Car Lease Scheme'.

Location: You will join the West CORNWALL team and support our service users in the West areas of Cornwall. Some service users will be in close proximity to your home location and some you will need to travel to.

Training: Accredited comprehensive lead to succeed training (funded by us!)

Pension: A generous pension scheme with employer contribution.

Equipment: A full uniform, full PPE provided, work SMART phone, Lone working device & DBS provided.

Annual Leave: 31 days (including Bank Holidays). This is pro-rata for part time working patterns. Option to buy extra leave.

Access to Employee Discount Scheme, Blue Light card and Vectis card: All provide various discount on groceries, household bills, holidays and much more

Wellbeing Events

Opportunities: We offer opportunities to progress and develop a rewarding career. We aim to support our employees and help them find their dream role within Corserv Care.

Shift Pattern: We are ideally looking for carers that can be very flexible to our service needs at this time. All rounds start at 7:00 - 13:00, the evening rounds start at 17:00 and finish at the latest 21:00 and working every other weekend is mandatory.

You will have a regular Week A/Week B rolling rota to help promote a healthy work-life balance, and for ease of mind.

Essential Skills