Mattan is the easy way to find cover on short notice. We provide flexible temporary support workers to care homes, hospitals, day care centres, supported living, home care service. Our support workers have access to fantastic training and development opportunities.
Mattan know how difficult it is to cover support workers roles at short notice
Our induction programme teaches our company values and person-centred approach to service delivery. Ensuring our support workers are fully competent with the knowledge and confidence to provide quality care to the people they support.
Support Workers Offer Assistance and Care Where Needed.
- Older People
- Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Older People with Dementia
- Children with Learning and Physical Disabilities
- Children and Young People with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
We provide Short breaks for children under 18 years old.
Short breaks include:
- Daytime and overnight care in your home
- Evening and weekend care
- School holiday care
Looking after the well-being of people in their daily lives.
Our support workers are very experienced in looking after the well-being of people in their daily lives.
They help people living with different physical disabilities and mental health needs to live their lives more independently and support them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support.
Our support workers have varied experience we provide staff depending on the needs of the person they are supporting.
This can include helping people to carry out their daily tasks to take care of themselves, teaching new skills, providing emotional support, and ensuring they are living a fulfilled life.
Our staff understand their responsibilities as support workers
Our staff understand the importance of enabling and supporting people to live their lives as independently as they can. Our staff are confident working in different settings, wether that being people’s own homes, care homes or supported living services.
They have been chosen for their caring manner, communication skills and ability to adapt and act according to situations. Achieving their mandatory training and the knowledge criteria of the Support Worker (Care Certificate) Standards.
- Providing physical support which may include helping with household tasks and personal care.
- Providing emotional support for an individual and their families.
- Supporting and helping with health care needs, including routine checks or administrating medication.
- Encouraging and supporting the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.
- Teaching life skills, such as shopping, using public transport and paying for bills.
- Working with other healthcare professionals to ensure that all care needs meet the highest possible standards.
What our Support Workers say about their role.
“Being a support worker is a very rewarding job. Even though the role can be hard and often challenging, making a positive difference to someone’s life and helping them become more independent brings feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction”
Our recruitment process
Our Support workers are selected on their abilities, multiple skills, communication and interest in helping others regardless of their condition. We look for people with a high level of patience and emotional resilience, who have the ability to build good positive relationships with the people they care for and their families.
Every applicant must submit two completed references by senior staff members and previous employers. There are also enhanced DBS checks and qualification checks. We do this to ensure our support workers are capable to deal with any challenging situations and have the ability to adapt, solve problems and act accordingly.
What we look for in a care worker
- Empathetic and Caring
- Communicates clearly and sensitively
- Good time management skills
- Keep updated with changing standards and codes of conduct
- Able to work both alone and as part of a team
- Communicate well with other healthcare professionals
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- A non-judgemental attitude regardless of a person’s needs
