Senior Care Assistant

1 week ago


Castleford, Wakefield, United Kingdom Age UK Wakefield District Full time
Are you caring, committed and enthusiastic about supporting individuals to remain independent at home?

Do you have at least 2 years' experience in a care setting and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you able to motivate and lead a small team of care staff?

Do you want to progress your career in the care sector?

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a focus on providing the best quality care to older people?

If you have answered YES to the above questions you could be the person we are looking for.

Our offer
-
Salary:
£22,854 pa pro rata

- £11.72 per hour

  • Paid travel time and mileage paid at 45p per mile
  • Salaried positions, 5 week's holiday plus bank holidays, company pension & sick pay
- **30 to 37. 5 hours' position

  • Flexibility is a must**:
  • A laptop and a work phone provided
  • Paid training provided, paid travel time and mileage allowance
  • Work in your local community and across Wakefield District
  • Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check
  • Drivers with access to own vehicle essential
  • Initially temporary position with a view to extend


The job role is a combination of office based tasks including carrying assessments of new packages of care / reviews, the management of a small team of staff including supervisions/ spot checks/ competency assessments, client calls as needed, office/ Home working and taking part in the on call rota.

We are willing to train someone who has not worked in a similar role in the past
- so please don't be put off if you haven't be involved in anything other than providing care in the past.

Must haves

  • Able to work flexibly within the service hours
  • 7am till 10pm as required for community cover
  • Able to provide short notice cover on working days to cover sickness/ absence
  • Able to take part in the on call rota
  • 1 week in Able to work alternate weekends
  • Able to provide personal care support
  • Have a good understanding of care
  • At least 2 year's experience in the care sector
  • Ability to encourage and maintain good working relationships with service users and staff team
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Full unrestricted access to a vehicle
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to manage own workload
  • Be able to work from the Castleford office as well as from home/ in the community

Desirable

  • Previous experience of writing care plans, carrying out assessments/ risk assessments
  • Previous experience managing a small team
  • Previous experience of care rostering
  • Previous experience of dealing with customer complaints and concerns

About Age UK Wakefield District
Age UK Wakefield District is a local independent charity working with and for older people across Wakefield District.

We provide practical support to those people whose circumstances are changing and now require a varying level of support to remain independent.

We put the needs and choices of the individual first. The service is CQC registered with an overall GOOD rating in Feb 2018.

For further enquires please ring
Home Support Services on


Job Types:
Full-time, Contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
£22,854.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Application question(s):

  • Are you able to work flexibly within the service hours of 7am to 10pm including alternate weekends?

Experience:

- providing care: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving License and access to a vehicle (required)
  • NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification (preferred)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Castleford
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