Highest Bank Holiday rates - up to £24.20ph
Market leading training
Permanent Contract
Free Uniform
Refer a Caring Friend Bonus
Daily support from the office team
Company Pension
Closing Date: Saturday 30th November 2024
*Please note we reserve the right to close this advertisement early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Are you looking for a rewarding role in care where your work is valued?
Join our Community Care team. Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in you as a Carer as you are the backbone of our community services. We invest heavily in providing you with quality training and continuing support.
With the number of people in Northern Ireland needing domiciliary care at home continually increasing, we need people just like you to help care for these people sharing our values of Teamwork & Partnership, Quality & Best Practice, Openness & Honesty, and most importantly, Kindness, Understanding and Respect.
If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return:
* £150 Joining Bonus – after 3 months in your role
* Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £24.20ph
* Market-leading training – our staff comment on how they feel most equipped to do their job after receiving our specialised training
* Permanent contract with guaranteed hours (No zero-hour contracts)
* No upfront cost for your Access NI
* Free uniform
* Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £100 bonus
* Quick turnaround for interview and induction
* Career progression & further education opportunities
* Daily support from the office team
What you’ll be doing:
* Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
* Provide refreshments and light snacks.
* Prompt and administer medication.
* Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
* Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as hoists and slide sheets.
* Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
* Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.
Do you meet the Essential Criteria?
* Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home
* Full driving license
* Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
* Access to own mobile phone
Shift Patterns:
Day Shift: 7am – 6pm
Evening Shift: 6pm – 11pm
* to provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift. Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.
If you have the desire to care for vulnerable adults in their homes helping them maintain their independence and meet the essential criteria above then we want to hear from you!
Apply Now
If you think you’d like this role, please fill in the application form below to apply, or contact our recruitment department for an application form:
* T: 028 9180 1197
* E: recruitment@optimumcaregroup.co.uk
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note: Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.
A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post. The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
We are delighted you want to be part of our team!
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