Community Care Worker
Dudley
£23,497.50 per annum
37.5 hours per week
About the role
We are seeking to recruit individuals to join our team as a community care worker who is enthusiastic, flexible, reliable, compassionate, dedicated and wanting to make a difference for people with learning disabilities.
You will be responsible for providing person-centred support to customers within their homes and local community. The role can be challenging but is equally rewarding due to the varied needs of individual customers we support. Punctuality and reliability are essential to meet the requirements of the role.
Experience within social care as well as a good understanding of challenges faced by people with learning difficulties, autism and mental health conditions would be advantageous, as would Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care.
Key responsibilities:
* Monitor customers' health and wellbeing, record and report any changes to relevant internal and external bodies.
* Understand and act upon any safeguarding concerns.
* Support customers with life skills (including financial budgeting, diet, nutrition and exercise) and empower them to make a positive contribution to society.
* Effectively work in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers.
The benefits:
* 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
* Birthday leave.
* New Home leave.
* Life assurance (3 x salary).
* Employee Assistance programme.
* Employee Wellbeing programme.
* Flexible Working options.
About You
We are looking for applicants who are reliable, honest, caring, dedicated, and flexible and can work on a rota basis to include bank holidays, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to support our service users in all areas of their everyday living skills and daily activities – all in a person-centred way.
* Strong interpersonal skills.
* Enthusiastic.
* Flexible.
* Reliable.
* Experience of working within a busy Care environment.
* Effectively work in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers.
* An understanding of Domiciliary Care.
* Provide high quality and dignified personal care for customers.
* Be fully aware of lone working effectively and safely.
* Excellent numerical and literacy skills.
Applying
All applications must be accompanied by a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.
All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at the interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.
Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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