South Lodge jobs in Horsham

The Company

Are you looking for a rewarding career, working with the friendly and supportive team, with great staff benefits and all set-in beautiful surroundings?

Then Augustinian Care, St George’s Park is the place for you!

We are a Care Home, Assisted Living, and Retirement Village complex located on Ditchling Common, within 3 miles of both Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath. Set within 250 acres of beautiful gardens and farmlands, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, St George’s Park offers views overlooking the South Downs.

Our staff take great pride in making a difference to the lives of our many residents and their families. We offer an excellent working environment which, in turn, makes working for us a very rewarding experience. You will have access to our excellent training programme, and we pride ourselves on a continuous improvement plan for all our new and existing staff to ensure they have the ongoing knowledge, skills and commitment to become and continue to be a successful, valued member of our team.

Our rates of pay are competitive, and our staff benefits are extensive and include free uniform, free meal, paid breaks and a free staff minibus service from both the Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath areas.

The Role

Our Domiciliary Care Workers assist and enable the residents living within St George’s Park Retirement Village, and our Assisted Living Development, in their endeavours to achieve quality of life, integration and independence.

The Domiciliary Care Worker provides a range of both domestic and personal care assistance to our residents, supporting our residents to maintain cleanliness of their home to a high standard, as well as delivering personal care appropriate to each resident whilst ensuring dignity, privacy, and choice, always.

You will be part of a happy, welcoming team all of whom contribute to the positive and friendly atmosphere within our Retirement Community.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have at least 1 year’s previous experience working within a similar role. The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care however this is not essential, and we pride ourselves on extensive training programmes to ensure all staff have the ability to meet the requirements of the job, including on-the-job qualification training.

You will need to be caring by nature and have a commitment to caring and understanding the needs of the client group. You will also need to have strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work in a confidential manner at all times.

All posts are subject to a clear enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references.

Although it is no longer a legal requirement for staff working within CQC regulated Care Homes for Older Adult Care in England to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, in the best interests of our staff and residents, we have decided to keep it a mandatory requirement to work for our organisation. Therefore, we will need proof of your COVID Vaccination pass.

You must have current valid right to work in the UK.

This role does not meet the requirements of Sponsorship.

Benefits

Our rates of pay are competitive, and our staff benefits are extensive and include free uniform, free meal, paid breaks and a free staff minibus service from both the Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath areas.

• Competitive remuneration
• Job security - Augustinian Care have been caring for the elderly for over 150 years
• Annual pay reviews
• Free uniform provided - For all care and ancillary positions
• Free staff transport - Mini bus pickups on specified routes
• Free on site secure parking
• DBS checks - Company funded checks
• Free meal - One free meal provided when on duty (hot for day shifts and Sandwiches on nights)
• Life Cover - based on a multiple of the last 12 months earnings at date of death
• Employee Assistance Programme including free, confidential, access to advice line and counselling
• Access to Blue Light Card – extensive range of discounts on many high street online brands/shops
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme - with generous rewards (TC's apply)
• Long service awards - Financial recognition of long service and commitment
• Paid sick leave (TC's apply)
• Some other staff benefits include: Staff massage chair, Company Summer Fete and Christmas Party, staff prize draws, various staff well-being talks

The Person

If you wish to be considered for this opportunity please click ‘apply'.

Our on site Domiciliary Care team are able to arrange a comprehensive range of domestic or personal care assistance, giving our residents of St George's Park Retirement Village and Trinity Lodge, Assisted Living the flexibility of being cared for in thier own homes. At St George’s Park we have been caring for the retirement community for over 150 years, our aim is to provide unique high quality care enabling individuals to lead valued and fulfilled lives with freedom to make choices.