Community Care Worker

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.

Why join us?

If you become a Community Care Worker for [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], here is what you get in return:

• £300 Joining Bonus – paid after 3 months in your role
• Excellent pay rates – £13.20 per hour
• Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £26.40ph
• 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)
• Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Discount card
• No upfront cost for your Enhanced  Access NI
• Free uniform
• Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £200 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 licence
• 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.

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 [Employer hidden] 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. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.