Care worker - nights

Care Worker - Nights
Location: Kirk House, 110 King’s Road, Belfast BT5 7BX
Salary: £25,234.56 per annum (£13.48 per hour, SP 21)​​​​​​​
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 36 hours per week - 3 x 12-hour shift a week per 7 Day rota

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this role.

Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is an award-winning leading charity with social care projects and social enterprises across Northern Ireland. With over 300 staff and volunteers delivering services across Northern Ireland to support people at their point of need.

Kirk House is “Housing with Care” facility in which independence, freedom of choice, self-esteem and dignity are respected and promoted. Residents are supported to maintain links with their family and local community; and the level of care each receives is tailored to meet their individual needs.
Kirk House is situated in landscaped grounds, it comprises of 42 individual flatlets, four of which are designed for couples and two for disabled residents. On wing provides safe and supportive accommodation for nine residents with dementia, providing a pioneering approach to dementia design with a homely feel to make residents more comfortable, independent and reduce confusion.

Your new role
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide the high quality care to our residents. Using a person-centered approach you will support a wide variety of residents with all aspects of their day to day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility, and mealtimes.

What we can offer you

Competitive salary

4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)

32 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)

Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan

Westfield Health Rewards

Free meal (one meal per 12 hour shift)

Paid breaks

Long service annual leave increments and scheme

Uniform provided

Paid Access NI

What we need from you

1 years’ experience working with older people in a residential or community setting

QCF Level 2 or equivalent, or willing to obtain if successful

​​​​​​​Please see attached job description and specification for further details

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.