Francis House Homecare is one of the largest providers of home care for Bedfordshire. We’re currently recruiting for Community Support Workers to work across the county, delivering practical and emotional support to clients in their own homes.
This is a great opportunity to take on rewarding work with adults who need your help. We provide home care services for people with a learning disability, physical health issues, or mental health problems. We also provide care for elderly people who need support in order to continue living independently in a familiar environment.
The Community Support Worker Role
Our care services are tailored to each client. You will work on a ratio of either 1:1 or 1:3 and the tasks you carry out will be determined by an individual care package. You may be required to help clients with their shopping, accompany them to social events such as the cinema, or support their attendance at an appointment or for education courses.
Some of our clients need help with their personal care, and with light household tasks such as cleaning, preparing light meals or budgeting. You’ll work alongside clients to come up with ideas for activities, and you’ll ensure that they always have the opportunity to exercise choice in these discussions.
The Benefits of Working for Francis House Homecare
At Francis House we respect our Community Support Workers by offering a fantastic range of benefits:
- Flexible Work – your work can be scheduled around existing commitments
- Leave – 28 days leave, pro rata (includes Bank Holidays)
- Workplace Pension
- Overtime – is available to support workers
- Childcare Vouchers
- Training – In-house training, opportunity to study for a care qualification
- Paid Mileage – community support workers are paid travel expenses
- Paid Travel – community support workers are paid for travel between visits
- Support – 24/7 support and guidance from your mentor and management team
- A Career in Care – there are plenty of career progression opportunities
What We Are Looking For
Does this sound like you?
- I care about other people
- I get satisfaction from helping others
- I’m a team player, but I’m also happy to work independently
- I’m flexible and can adapt to circumstances
- I want a job that makes a difference
If you share these values we’d love to hear from you – even if you have no experience as a carer. We offer in-house training and you’ll be mentored. All applicants will need to have transport as our clients live across Bedfordshire.
To find out more about our community support worker jobs in Bedford, call Francis House Homecare today on 01234 841808 or apply today
Why Choose Francis House Homecare?
Our Care Quality Commission report recognises Francis House Homecare to be providers of a consistently good service. This demonstrates our commitment to taking our responsibilities as care givers seriously, and providing high quality personalised care for everyone we work with.
All the staff at Francis House Homecare complete mandatory initial training, and then ongoing supplementary courses throughout the year. Specialist training may include: managing challenging behaviour, stoma care, dementia, autism, PEG feeding. We also provide training for Positive Behaviour Support planning, and specific mental health conditions.