Senior Care Worker - required in NN9 & NN10 and surrounding areas
Senior Care Worker - required in NN9 & NN10 and surrounding areas
Part time Available
Would you like to be in involved in offering a vital home care service with a care company who value customer care and empowerment, respecting people's independence and choices. If so, please continue to read...
We are currently seeking an experienced carer, or presently a Senior Care Worker Carer, working in the field in Irthlingborough, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Raunds and the surrounding areas.
You will be working a mix of care calls and on-call duties, based from home, traveling and working in your local community.
Shifts are mix between 07.00 to 15.00 and/or 15.00 to 22.00 and worked on a rotational basis with fixed days off each week and alternate weekends.
The pay for the care calls start at £11.75 and you will be expected to work a minimum of a contracted 20 average hours per week.
The pay for on-call shifts are £45 (Monday to Thursday) and £60 (Friday to Sunday) Plus additional pay for bank holiday working.
Position requirements
This role would suit an experienced carer who wishes to progress in the Social Care sector. You will need the confidence to lead, support, supervise and spot check carers.
Use of own reliable transport is required, for which a mileage allowance is paid.
Benefits:
- A competitive salary which includes a 'New Starter Fuel Advance Scheme'
- Extra Holiday pay - the more you work the more you get paid.
- Paid for all your induction time and all ongoing training.
- A workplace pension scheme.
- Paid Enhanced DBS, uniforms and all PPE.
- Additional bonuses, reward schemes and incentives.
- Able to undertake the Care Certificate and optional to diploma levels 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care.
- Opportunity of Career progression within the company.
- A 'refer a friend' reward scheme.
- 24/7 on-call support, working with an experienced and supportive company.
Responsibilities
Ensure a high quality of care is adhered to and as a valued member of our care team, your responsibilities will vary from person to person, thus offering both variety and job satisfaction.
Cover care calls in planned and emergency situations. Undertake a planned on-call shift a week and then ad hoc on-call shifts to cover colleague's absences.
Assist the office team with additional duties that may involving taking on new packages of care and mentoring a new employee into the care sector.
Lead, support, supervise and spot check a team of carers.
Undertake administrative compliance and customer care duties.
Ensure all relevant documents, reports and grids are completed.
For further information about Lavender Support Services Ltd or to apply for this and other positions, please visit our website contact page www.lavendersupportservices.co.uk or ring the office on 01933 653511 and ask for Michelle or Jane.
Lavender Support Services has been devoted to caring since August 2010 and has a long serving, supportive and dedicated office team. Lavender has always obtained a consistently “Good” rating from the Care Quality Commission in all areas of care and support and is a contracted “Lead” Care Provider for NNC.
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