Experienced Wake and Watch Carer

Job description

Being a Support Worker for Majestic Care North West Ltd means you are a member of Burnley’s largest leading care provider who is appointed by the NHS.

**Shift pattern -**

Week one: Thursday & Friday 10pm-7am

Week two: Monday, Saturday & Sunday 10pm-7am

**Salary & Benefits for care assistant**:
And what are the benefits of working with Majestic Care Northwest Ltd?

Competitive hourly rates up to £12.35 and 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)*

Free Comprehensive training and ongoing support - We’re with you every step of the way

The opportunity to progress your career with a fully-funded diploma QCF in social care*

**Responsibilities for care assistant**

You may be supporting a person to recover from an injury or from a hospital operation assisting them back to a normal life by providing reablement care.

Together you will support them and assist them back to live an independent life and help them achieve their goals and ambitions.

You will meet and support some very interesting people from a very varied walk of life and more often than not become a good friend of the service user and their family, someone they can rely on for both moral support as well as being there to maybe assist with personal care, medication and normal household tasks such as helping to prepare a meal, mobility and shopping etc.

You will become a member of a very friendly yet professional Leading Care Agency that knows how to care for their staff members. Benefit from flexible hours, full or part time, career progression and total job satisfaction knowing that you have made a difference to someone’s life

**Role of a Care Worker**

Duties include (but are not limited to).
- Assistance with personal care (washing, bathing, oral care) - both males and females
- Continence Care
- Encouraging adequate nutrition and hydration through meal preparation
- Assisting our clients to maintain clean and tidy home environments through fulfilling household chores and laundry
- Ensuring dignity is maintained through assisting with toileting, medication administration, emotional support, promoting safety and ensuring excellent communication
- Recognising and raising concerns about our client’s health and wellbeing
- Clear and accurate documentation of care interventions provided

**Requirements for carer**

Reliability is essential. You will be responsible for providing support to people in need therefore being reliable is imperative. Communication skills, basic maths and literacy skills are essential, as you will need to assess a service user’s progress and report back to your manager. You will also be working together as a team with other support workers.

You don’t need previous experience to become a care assistant, as we provide full training.

So, what are we looking for?

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
Caring, compassionate and a good listener

An energetic, happy person who enjoys forming relationships with all sorts of people

Happy to offer support with a range of tasks, including personal care to both males and females, preparing meals, administering medicine, shopping and light household duties

Able to access a vehicle and hold a full drivers licence (or - depending on where you’re based - willing to use public transport to travel between homes for wake and watch shifts)

**Job Types**: Part time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.35-£12.35 per hour

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £11.50-£12.35 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Night shift

**Experience**:

- carer/support worker: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: W&W 28/08