Care and Support Assistant | Sanctuary Supported Living | Part-Time Hours AvailableSanctuary Supported Living is currently recruiting Care and Support Assistants in Ipswich, offering flexible part-time hours to suit your lifestyle. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives by supporting individuals to live as independently as possible.Ideal candidates will have a kind and caring nature, with a genuine passion for helping others. While previous experience delivering personal care is desirable, full training and support are provided to help you succeed in the role.As a Care and Support Assistant, you’ll be part of a dedicated team providing high-quality, person-centred care to residents with a range of needs. If you’re looking for a meaningful role in a supportive environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.About the Sanctuary Supported LivingSanctuary Supported Living is a national organisation delivering tailored services to meet local needs. Through supported housing, CQC-registered care, retirement communities, move-on accommodation, floating support, and home-based technology, it helps people live as independently as possible.The organisation provides specialist support for individuals with mental health needs, physical and learning disabilities, homelessness, domestic abuse, as well as young and older people.By working closely with individuals, families, carers, and professionals, Sanctuary Supported Living ensures high-quality, person-centred support on the path to independence. Its mission is to build affordable homes and sustainable communities where people choose to live.Position: Care and Support AssistantSalary: £12.60 per hourJob Type: Full Time/Part TimeAbout the Role:Part Time Care and Support AssistantAvalon Court, 1 Great Whip Street, Ipswich IP2 8EY£12.60 per hour23.5 hours per week, 21.5 hours per week and 14 hours per week availableSanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Care and Support Assistant at our learning and disability service, Avalon Court in Ipswich.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.Key Responsibilities:The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:Providing support to encourage our customers with learning and physical disabilities to maximise their own potential and independenceKey working with individuals to support them in setting out a care and support planFollowing care plans and writing comprehensive care notesProviding a high quality, personalised care and support service including the sensitive delivery of personal care and managing medicationHelping customers to get up, washed and dressedPromoting a positive culture by engaging with customers to prevent social isolationWorking with customers and other staff members to ensure a clean and comfortable environmentPromoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessmentsConducting bed calls and morning calls to a high standardSkills and experiences:Prior experience delivering personal care is desirableAbility to work well both as part a team and on own initiativeAbility to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customersNVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards, is desirableAre 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:At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rataA pension scheme with employer contributionsA variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailersHealth and well-being plansLife assuranceFamily friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible workingTax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work schemeA wide range of learning and development opportunitiesWe are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.If you are applying internally, don’t forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.Building Equality and DiversitySanctuary 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.Required DocumentsCV/ResumeApplication ProcessAPPLY TODAY and start a fulfilling career with Sanctuary Supported Living.
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