Location: Florence Shipley Centre, Market Place, Heanor
Reference: JOB/25/00991
Salary details: Grade 5 - Hourly rate - £12.65 - £12.85. Enhanced hourly rate for working between 7.00pm and 7.00am: £16.86 - £17.13. Salary for 37 hours or pro-rata pay for hours of the post: £24,404 - £24,790.
Job term: Part Time
Appointment type: Permanent
Hours: 32 hours and 20 minutes per week
Closing Date: 20 April 2025
Job Overview
We’re recruiting a Care Worker to help our residents lead dignified lives. Working as part of a valued care team, you’ll ensure our residents stay happy, healthy, and well by helping them with everyday tasks such as washing and dressing, eating meals, taking medication, and socialising.
Understanding the needs of older people, including those with dementia, is an important part of the work. If you think you can make a positive difference in an older or disabled person’s life and would like a rewarding job with room for progression, we want to hear from you.
You don’t need previous experience as we’ll provide all the training and support necessary to do the job. There’ll also be ongoing support and mentoring from experienced staff.
Working Hours
Working hours are flexible based on a three-shift pattern. Must be able to work days, afternoons, nights. We offer good rates of pay and a good pension, free uniform, high-quality training, and many other benefits including a minimum of five weeks holiday and eight Bank Holidays a year (pro-rata), and extra pay for unsocial hours.
Requirements
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.
Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.
Application Process
Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council, you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension, and fantastic employee discounts.
Young workers: Please note there are different rules for young workers regarding working hours. Please ensure the information contained within the following ACAS link is understood before applying.
Please note: We do not currently possess a visa sponsorship licence, and as a result, we are unable to review applications from individuals who do not possess the right to work in the UK. If you believe that your visa status enables you to work in the UK independently, kindly add your share code and date of birth to your application, and if shortlisted, we will conduct the necessary checks before proceeding further.
Please read any attached documents before applying for this job.
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