Female Support Worker

If you care for others without a second thought, and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better and enjoy a £500 welcome bonus, then a Support Worker at Bradfield House could be the right choice for you.

Whether you are an experienced Support Worker from the NHS or private sector, you’ll receive training to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available.

It’s a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

What you will be doing
If you’re new to healthcare and are not sure if this role is for you, watch this video to get an insight into what the role could involve.

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities. Whether you have experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; tanks to you, being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesn’t like a free massage at work?

With a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

Where you will be working
Location: 119-121 Heene Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 4NY

Shift patterns include working 7 hours a day, 7am - 2.30pm and 2.30pm - 9.30 pm, across 4-5 days a week, weekends are on a rota basis. Permanent, 35 hours a week, full time contract.
We can discuss part time or bank hours if more flexibility is required, also extra hours or long day shifts are available, optional.

All what we expect from you is

• We are actively encouraging female candidates to apply for this opportunity at our female-only service user residential house based in Worthing. This is to accommodate the needs of our service users in the most efficient manner.
• The ability to show strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature
• Willing to support the resident with the personal hygiene
• People skills, communication skills and a good sense of humour
• Willingness to deal with the challenging behaviour
• A positive & professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
• Team working ethos aligned to our company values

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student Visa's cannot be accepted.

What you will get
Earning up to £25,480 annual salary*
Enjoy a £500 welcome bonus*
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave plus your birthday off!
Free meals on duty
Wellbeing support and activities
Funded career development and training
Pension contribution
Life Assurance
Enhanced Maternity Package
Flexible working opportunities
Receive your Blue Lights Card for exclusive discounts
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

• £500 welcome bonus offered on the full time contracts only, paid £250 on the first wage, and £250 after three months once passed the probation.
• Based on £10.45 per hour base rate, on full time plus extra hours. Base salary without overtime starts at £19,019.