Title:  Bank Care and Support Assistant

Bank Care and Support Assistant

Shaftesbury Court, Manor Close, Trowbridge BA14 9HN

£12.20 per hour

Hours as and when required

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Bank Care and Support Assistant at Shaftesbury Court, Trowbridge.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

We’re a national organisation, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of Bank Care and Support Assistant will include:

• Following care plans and writing comprehensive care notes
• Providing a high quality, personalised care and support service including the sensitive delivery of personal care and managing medication
• Helping customers to get up, washed and dressed
• Supporting customers to go to into the local community e.g. going to the cinema, visiting friends and attending doctors appointments
• Promoting a positive culture by engaging with residents to prevent social isolation
• Working with customers and other staff members to ensure a clean and comfortable environment
• Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments

Skills and experiences:

• Prior experience delivering personal care
• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards, is essential
• Ability to work well both as part of a team and on own initiative 
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customers
• Excellent organisation skills

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Job Reference: 214867

Closing Date: 5 May 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.