Career opportunities Unit Support Worker - Day/Night
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Job Description
Team:CAS Beech Close & Evergreen
Job Family:Supporting -CBG4
Salary:24796- 25185 per annum pro rata or 12.86 - 13.06 per hour (plus enhancements for weekend working and night enhancements)
Hours: 17 hours per week- 4 week rolling rota fixed shifts not flexible working. The role requires a mixture of days and nights please see pattern below and you would berequired to work alternative weekends.
Week 1 Thursday Night
Week 2 Saturday Late Sunday Late Friday Night
Week 3 Monday Night
Week 4 Saturday Late Sunday Late Friday Night.
Please only apply if able to commit to the above working pattern.
Location:Evergreen Unit Wingfield Court Ampthill MK45 2TE
Contract Type:Fixed - Permanent
Closing Date:1st September 2025
Interview Date:TBC
About the role:
The goal of our Reablement Service is to help older people live independently in their own homes by giving as many people as possible an active life within the community. A small proportion of people will need and benefit from short-term care in a 24-hour bedded facility for the purposes of rehabilitation or recovery where time is given to the assessment and consideration of options for longer term care. This could be in a rehabilitation facility care home or hospice care.
We are making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work. As a Unit Support Worker youll have a vital role to play and will support people to maximise their independence.
Recovering from illness or a stay in hospital can take time and make everyday tasks very difficult. As a Unit Support Worker youll be there to help older people get back on their feet again. You will encourage people to regain skills and enable them to manage daily living tasks such as washing dressing and preparing meals for themselves.
As someone wholl see our service users regularly youll also be responsible for assessing each persons particular needs. Its therefore important that you have a good understanding of older people those with disabilities and reablement. An NVQ level 2/3 in a relevant subject (or equivalent qualifications or experience) is desirable. Beyond this you need to be organised used to a caring role and able to work unsupervised. Its also important that youre good with people able to put them at their ease and encourage them to improve. If youve got what it takes youll have a highly rewarding role.
Please note that youll be expected to work to a set rota to alternate weekend working this is a fixed term 4 week rolling rota and not flexible with what days are worked.
Join us and find your greatness by giving older people freedom and the chance to lead a fulfilling life.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position please contact:Sarah Hill at or call 0
Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees volunteers and contractors to share this post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning Central Bedfordshire Council
Employment Type
Part-Time
