Care & Support Worker - Bradbury Gardens

National Star is recruiting extra special people to join its committed team of care and support workers helping young people with complex disabilities to make the most of their time at college and to live life as independently as possible. For both our long-term residents and students, everything you do will help create a world without limits. Together we make sure they get the personalised care they need, whether they’re socialising or enjoying their passions and hobbies.

The students and long-term residents we support at Bradbury Gardens, situated close to Pittville Park in Cheltenham have a wide range of learning and physical disabilities. Like other young people of the same age many of them love fashion, listening to music, shopping, watching sport and socialising with their friends.

As one of our care and support workers you will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing personalised care for both students and long-term residents, helping them realise their potential and to enable students to access their lessons.

We are looking for some people with a care background but would also like to encourage those with no experience to come forward as we offer a comprehensive induction and training programme and will help you to achieve your qualifications in health and social care. People with previous experience in retail, administration and hospitality have made a successful transition to become care and support workers at National Star.

What matters most is that you support our values and can demonstrate the potential to develop in this role and have a positive attitude toward the aspirations of young people with disabilities.

Key tasks involve:

Delivering all aspects of personal care including washing, dressing, and helping at mealtimes.
Provide support in the classroom or other learning environments, working closely with a specialist tutor.

Plan, organise and accompany residents on days out.
Plan, organise and support high quality evening and weekend leisure activities. This may involve accompanying students to the theatre and cinema, tenpin bowling or other local attractions such as Cadbury World.
Help record student progress against their personal goals
Liaise with family members, enabling a student/resident to speak to parents, friends and family and providing updates on activities and progress
Administer medication to students/residents in line with policy and procedure, after receiving relevant training.

There is nothing more rewarding than seeing the progress a student makes towards independence!

In return for your support, you’ll enjoy a minimum of 20 days paid holiday, plus eight statutory public holidays pro-rata and access to ongoing development opportunities.

We also offer:

A welcome bonus of up to £250 (pro-rata) after completing probation
A health cashback scheme, providing money back off selected appointments and treatments
Life insurance cover
Contributory pension scheme
Opportunity to purchase a TOTUM card for generous attraction, supermarket and retailer discounts
Internal promotion opportunities to deputy manager and beyond.

Whether it’s the big moments some of us take for granted or the small triumphs that others wouldn’t expect, together, we focus on what’s possible for every person we support and recognise that the connections we make today are the memories of tomorrow. It’s their life. You make sure they’re busy living it.

How to apply

At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.

Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.

We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. Alternatively please call our recruitment department 01242 508516 for further information or an application form. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system please let us know.

All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.