Senior Community Care Worker (Bank) Job Description
About Us
Litmus Care is a home care service provider of regulated activities with the commitment of providing high-quality and person-centred care and support services to people at the comfort of their own homes. We are posed to becoming a pace setter in the adult social care sector in terms of service delivery and meeting people’s positive set objectives. We are fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission to provide the following specialism/services:
o Personal care
o Caring for adults over 65 yrs
o Caring for adults under 65 yrs
o Caring for children (0 – 18yrs)
o Dementia
o Eating disorders
o Mental health conditions
o Physical disabilities
o Sensory impairments
o Substance misuse problems
About The Role
Senior Community Care Worker – Competitive pay rate of £10.98 – £13.25 per hour
Flexible hours including Full Time, Part Time and Bank available. Includes alternate weekend working.
The role involves provision of persons-centred care to our service users to promote independent their living at the comfort of their own home, delivered in accordance to the service user’ desires.
The successful candidate will support other care team to develop, implement and review service users’ care plan, shift management, supervisory responsibilities over carers as team leader, training of new carers, field supervision and support general administrative work as may be required to facilitate the smooth running of the service.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary over the first three months following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Who we are looking for:
We want you to have a genuine desire to make a positive impact in the lives of our service users and clients. You will need to be naturally compassionate.
If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the us!
Job description
As a Senior Community Care Worker bank staff with us, among other things, you will be:
– assisting our clients by providing person-centred care, emotional support they can trust as a true partner in progress they need
– supporting & encouraging our service users to remain as independent as possible.
– providing our service user with personal care including bathing, toileting, getting dressed and assisting with mobility in and around their homes and community with dignity and respect.
– continue to support their household chore by carrying out duties not limited to laundry, washing, cleaning, preparing and cooking meals.
– support with medication administrating
– carry out such other duties including mailing a package, shopping, collection of prescriptions etc
– Support the team with training, supervision and other administrative work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Minimum of NVQ 3 + 1 year experience or Evidence of NVQ 3 enrolment + 3-year experience as a Community Care Worker
Desirable
Current full UK driving licence and access to own car
Benefit
We, at Litmus, pay a very competitive salary to our staff. As a bank staff, you choose when to work.
Support
We place premium on the development and wellbeing of our staff. The Manager and his team will provide support you to perform at your utmost capacity and progress in the company towards achieving your career development goals.
Referral Reward Scheme
There is a reward of £50 for every friend you refer to work with us.