Employer: Secure Quality Care Limited
Salary: £23,588 – £24,500 per annum, negotiable, pro-rata, inc benefits
Date Added: 10/11/2023
Job Benefits:
- Essential Criteria
- Enhanced pay for Bank Holiday working & night shifts
- Comprehensive induction and refresher training
- Mileage paid for travel during work hours.
For contracted staff:
- 28 days holiday per year pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
- Increased holiday entitlement with service
- Pension SchemeMedicash – includes access to 24hr GP, money off shopping and going out, wellbeing aids.
- Life Insurance Scheme (after 6-month probation)
Essential Criteria
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word & Email
- Basic reading and writing skills.
- Commitment to all training relevant to the role including having or working towards a level 2 or 3 RQF/NVQ
- Flexibility in covering shifts.
- Be able to communicate effectively.
Job Requirements
- To work as part of a care and support team in Residential Services or Community Services.
- To provide person centred support for individuals who have a range of physical and learning disabilities including people with profound, multiple learning disabilities and complex health needs.
- The duties of a care practitioner will be directed by the Management Team, these can change dependant on the needs of the service and service users at any one time. The care practitioner role involves pushing wheelchairs and using hoists so post holders must be physically capable to complete these tasks.
- The post holder will be provided with on-going professional development training and receive guidance and support from experienced managers. You must be committed to your own personal development and training needs.
Key Duties
- Complete health care tasks to a high standard.
- Be able to communicate effectively with people.
- Provide support to the team and to staff who are in their probation period.
- Provide dignified, person-centred care to service users in accordance with their assessed need. This includes facilitating personal care, supporting individuals with all identified self-help skills, helping people who are showing signs of distressed behaviour, following support plans, showing empathy, and contributing to multidisciplinary meetings.
- Promote fair access to health services by supporting service users to health appointments where appropriate.
- Be committed to the core training certificate, and an individual professional workbook.
- You will be required to be occasionally involved in the residential out of hours emergency call out service. You will receive an additional payment for the nights you are on rota for the emergency call out service, and if you are called out the employer will pay for your transport costs.
- Comply with the standards of conduct and practice established by regulatory bodies including CQC and Ofsted and ensure that you adhere to them at all times
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Sale: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Care home: 1 year (preferred)
- Home care: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- English (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Application Deadline: 02/02/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 51