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  • Patience

    Many of our service users need help with day-to-day activities like shopping, cooking and personal wellbeing. Our carers are there to help them manage these activities whilst teaching them the skills they need to live independently.

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    How would you feel about helping someone improve their life skills?

  • Support

    Young people and adults with mental health conditions or learning disabilities often need support with medical appointments, housing options and claiming benefits. Part of a carer’s role is to advocate on their behalf to ensure they get the medical and financial support they’re entitled to.

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    How confident are you speaking up in meetings and appointments?

  • Decision making

    Caring for people with complex needs often requires you to make decisions and act quickly and professionally.

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    Would you say you’re a quick thinker in challenging situations?

  • Flexibility

    As a carer, your role will sometimes involve staying overnight or working flexible hours to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the person you’re caring for.

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    Are you able to be flexible with your working hours and adapt to the changing needs of the service user?

  • Fitness

    Caring for people with complex needs can be great fun, and we get involved with as many physical activities as we can.

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    Are you a hands-on person who likes to get active and enjoy the outdoors?

  • Adaptability

    It’s important that all our service users are looked after in a consistent and professional way in accordance with their personalised care plan even when their behaviour is challenging.

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    Do you have the attention to detail and professionalism needed to ensure the rules are followed, even in a difficult environment?

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Peripatetic Residential Childcare Practitioner

  • Juventas
  • March, Cambridgeshire
  • Permanent
  • £24044.80 - £24913.28 per annum + £50 per sleep in shift

Juventas is looking for a Perpipatetic Residential Childcare Practitioner to assist in the running of our two Registered Children's Home based in March, Cambridgeshire and Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. Juventas cares for looked-after children in residential...

Specialist Support Worker

  • Beyond Limits
  • Yeovil, Somerset
  • Permanent
  • Up to £12.50 per hour + Sleepover pay (70,00£ per night)
  • Carer for Arthur
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Job Overview

Arthur is an older gentleman who loves sharing stories with you about his love of music, particularly music from the 60's and 70's. He has a cheeky sense of humour, enjoys a cup of tea and loves his morning papers. But Arthur needs a helping hand to make his days brighter and easier.

That's where YOU come in.

Essential for this job: Must hold a full UK driving licence

Date Applications Close: 27/02/2025

Contract: Permanent

Reference: FE/AC

We're looking for compassionate, reliable, and patient individuals to join our already established team in helping Arthur to live his best life.

As part of Arthur's team you will be helping him live in his own home while enjoying meaningful companionship and a fulfilling career.

What's in it for you?

Purpose: Be the reason Arthur smiles today

Flexibility: Full-time, Part-time, and casual shifts available

Training: No experience? No problem. We provide full training and on-going support

Progression: At Beyond Limits, there are no limits

What you'll do:

Help Arthur with his daily tasks

Offer support and companionship

Help Arthur to live his best life

What we're looking for:

A kind heart and a listening ear

A willingness to learn and make a difference

A passion for supporting others to help Arthur enjoy his best life

Benefits:

  • We reward our staff with competitive salaries
  • We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
  • We have a company sick pay scheme
  • Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
  • Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
  • Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
  • A really good mandatory induction
  • Ongoing high quality training
  • Career development opportunities
  • A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).

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