Care & Support Worker, BANK staff (nights)- Lady Dane Farmhouse

About us

Caring since 1946, Strode Park Foundation provides vital care and support services, supported living opportunities and day and leisure services for young people and adults with a range of disabilities across Kent. Our values of Care, Inspire and Together underpin everything we do, and we are very proud to employ truly inspirational people who make our care settings a remarkable place to work.

About the Role

Are you looking for a flexible employment option as a Care and Support Worker in Kent? Don’t join an agency – come and see what Strode Park Foundation has to offer, we’d love to hear from you.

Join our brilliant bank of Care & Support staff at Lady Dane Farmhouse, Faversham to pick up night shifts.

The benefits of joining our bank team include:

• Flexible working

• You pick the shifts you are available to do

• You’ll get comprehensive support from day one

• There’ll be training and development opportunities to develop your skills

You will be expected to accept a reasonable number of shifts to retain familiarity with operational procedures and service users’ needs. Strode Park Foundation (SPF) considers an average of 3 shifts per month to be reasonable. Our hourly rate of pay is £12.87

Job Opportunity

SPF consists of Strode Park House and Lifestyles Community Services (Herne), Lady Dane Farmhouse (Faversham), Redwalls and Footprints (Canterbury) and Platters Farm Lodge (Rainham).

This role is based at Lady Dane Farmhouse which is a beautiful 15-bedded home set in the Kent countryside on the outskirts of the historic town of Faversham. The home welcomes adults with mixed disabilities who need long or short-term residential care. For further information, go to: Lady Dane Farmhouse - Strode Park Foundation

As a Bank Care & Support Worker you will look after the day-to-day needs of our service users, whilst showing compassion, care and a commitment to having a positive impact on their lives. You will work with a team of like-minded individuals, all with a desire to ensure that they are comfortable in their home.

As this is a bank position, you will support the aims and objectives of the Foundation and play a full and active part in the community so that at all times this post, either directly or indirectly, is providing the highest standard of care to people who use our services.

Company Benefits

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Paid Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Flu Jab
• Free Parking
• Refer a friend bonus
• Strode Lottery
• Staff Council
• Flexible Hours
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff Newsletter and updates
• Staff Awards

Essential Skills

• Have a strong interest in working in adult care services and a desire to make a difference.
• Be honest, reliable and trustworthy.
• Be flexible to cover shifts when required.
• Be able to commit to the reasonable amount of shifts expected (as mentioned above).
• Able to clearly communicate with the service users.
• Be enthusiastic, caring, friendly and compassionate.

DEI Statement

Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park truly values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for our service users and each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor, and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.