Care and Support Worker

Greenbanks
  • Title Care and Support Worker
  • Setting Care Home / Nursing Home
  • Role Carer / Care Assistant / Care Support Worker
  • Salary £12.00 per hour
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Canterbury, Kent

Job Summary

Date posted: 4 March 2025
  • Job Reference: Greenbanks 01/22

About us:

Greenbanks House is located in Barham Kent, in an area of outstanding countryside. We have a private car park for use by our employees. We are an Independent Care Home for people with Learning Disabilities. Well establiished and respected within our community since our opening in 1989. Our ethos is to enable and encourage people to live their lives the way they choose, supported by a kind team who work alongside them to achieve best outcomes.

About the role:

The team are actively involved in encouraging and enabling people to enjoy their lives through work, education and leisure opportunities within the wider community.  We give personal care and support with kindness and discretion to ensure self-esteem and dignity is maintained. We encourage people to maintain contact with family and old friends and support them in making new friends. We support people to learn to cook and we cater for them. Reporting to the Deputy Home Manager, success in this role will be achieved through your kindness, positivity, initiative, reliability, adaptability and strong team ethic.

We offer our team: Employee assistance scheme; free meals; free parking; free DBS; free training and development programmes; part time and full time hours day or night opportunities.

Skills / Qualifications:

  • kindness and compassion
  • positive thinker
  • calm in emergency situations
  • reliable
  • punctual
  • open to new ideas
  • honest
  • trustworthy
  • adaptability