About the Role

• Do you have experience caring for others?
• Are you passionate and committed to supporting older and disabled people to be as independent as possible and maximise their quality of life?
• Are you reliable and able to work shifts within our hours of 0700-2300, up to a maximum of 16, 24 or 30 hours/week, and including alternate weekends?
• Do you hold a full clean UK driving licence and a suitable vehicle?
• Are you a confident driver who is able to drive borough wide?
• NVQ level 2 qualification (or equivalent) or willingness to work towards.

About Us

The START team provides a flexible short-term assessment and reablement service, assisting people to maximise their level of individual ability and independence within their own home.

We are a multi-disciplinary team consisting of professionals from social services and the NHS including Support Workers, Social Workers, an Occupational Therapist and a Physiotherapist.

Following a CQC inspection in 2019, we were awarded an overall GOOD and in 2020 we were awarded “Best contribution in Adult Social Services”.

During the recent pandemic, we continue to thrive on making a difference in our service users lives, to keep our service users as independent as possible in their own homes.

About You

Experience in caring for others is essential.

NVQ level 2 qualification (or equivalent) or willingness to work towards is desirable

You will be required to complete the Care Certification as part of your induction with additional training and support provided throughout.