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Community Care Worker | Carrickfergus

Community Care Worker | Carrickfergus

Domestic CareCarrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
16 days ago
Salary
£24.20 hourly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Highest Bank Holiday rates - up to £24.20ph

Market leading training

Permanent Contract

Free Uniform

Refer a Caring Friend Bonus

Daily support from the office team

Company Pension

Closing Date : Saturday 30th November 2024

  • Please note we reserve the right to close this advertisement early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Are you looking for a rewarding role in care where your work is valued?

Join our Community Care team. Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in you as a Carer as you are the backbone of our community services. We invest heavily in providing you with quality training and continuing support.

With the number of people in Northern Ireland needing domiciliary care at home continually increasing, we need people just like you to help care for these people sharing our values of Teamwork & Partnership, Quality & Best Practice, Openness & Honesty, and most importantly, Kindness, Understanding and Respect.

If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return :

  • 150 Joining Bonus – paid after 3 months in your role
  • Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £24.20ph
  • Market-leading training – our staff comment on how they feel most equipped to do their job after receiving our specialised training
  • Permanent contract with guaranteed hours (No zero-hour contracts)
  • No upfront cost for your Access NI
  • Free uniform
  • Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £100 bonus
  • Quick turnaround for interview and induction
  • Career progression & further education opportunities
  • Daily support from the office team

    • What you’ll be doing :

  • Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing / bed bathing, dressing / undressing.
  • Provide refreshments and light snacks.
  • Prompt and administer medication.
  • Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
  • Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as hoists and slide sheets.
  • Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
  • Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.

    • Do you meet the Essential Criteria?

  • Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home
  • Full driving license
  • Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
  • Access to own mobile phone

    • Shift Patterns :

    Day Shift : 7am – 6pm

    Evening Shift : 6pm – 11pm

  • To provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift. Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.

    • If you have the desire to care for vulnerable adults in their homes helping them maintain their independence and meet the essential criteria above then we want to hear from you!

    We are an equal opportunities employer.

    Please note : Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.

    A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post. The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information.

    We are delighted you want to be part of our team!

    Please fill in the short form below to apply now :

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