Job Summary:
As Care Support Worker you will be working in a small Care Home for adults with Acquired Brain Injuries. You will work as part of a team providing care and rehabilitation to adults with acquired brain injuries. Whilst working as part of the Home team, you will be allocated a client/ clients for whom you will take a specific interest in their care and welfare as a key worker. You will receive on-going training, guidance and support. You will maintain programmes developed by the Home's Rehabilitation Coordinator and feedback on the progress of your clients care and rehabilitation activities. You are expected to participate in household tasks and ensure a safe, clean and healthy environment for clients. You are required to vigilantly seek out all risk assessments and reactive management plans with regard to aspects of health and safety and client behaviour, ensuring that you understand and can implement them effectively. You will be expected to achieve training in administration of medicines. At all times you must maintain a professional outlook and effectively realise your role as ambassador for the organisation. Your position will require regular training/ education which you must undertake at the discretion of the Employer. You are expected to be able to use a computer to record information. You are obliged to attend regular support meetings with the Home Manager to address your performance and other work-related issues.
Care Support Workers work a 35 hour week consisting of three non-consecutive days from 8.20am - 9.10pm with two x 40 minute breaks. Four days off. All staff are contracted to attend a 2hr 10min staff training/meeting session each calendar month.
Applicants will be offered QCF Diploma level 3 during their employment in this position.
Salary will meet the National Minimum Wage for your age.
The current rate of pay for applicants:
· 21 years and over without Diploma 3 or equivalent in care is £12.50 hour (with continuity bonus £12.83 hour). For those who have achieved a Diploma 3 (or equivalent) in care and have provided a copy of their certificates to head office £12.70 hour (with continuity bonus equivalent £13.03 hour). .
· 18-20 years without Diploma 3 or equivalent in care £10.20 hour (with continuity bonus £10.53 hour).
A continuity bonus of £50.00 is paid for each period from the 21st of the month to the 20th of the following month you work without a break for sickness/absence or lateness of one hour or more, or frustration of the Home's rota by withdrawing your services (as in the case of overtime/ time-in-lieu being agreed) less than 3 days before such shift should commence and for maintaining attendance at compulsory monthly in-service education and at compulsory training events specified by the company at its discretion, which are considered necessary for your employment.
In homes where only one wake night staff is employed and in any case at the sole discretion of the Company, Care Support Workers will be expected to participate in an Active On-Call System (AOC) on particular days according to the monthly rota, for which there will be separate remuneration currently £20.00 a night stand by payment with the National Minimum Wage applying to active hours during call out.
The first six months of your employment will be a probationary period. All prOKare staff are expected to attend regular appraisals and to continually improve their knowledge and skill base. All staff will receive compulsory monthly in-service training. External courses to suit individual development profiles will be offered by the organisation at the discretion of senior management.
prOKare aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.50-£12.70 per hour
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Burntwood WS7 2HP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
* Care home: 3 years (required)
Language:
* English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Uk Driving Licence and able to drive in the UK (required)
Work Location: In person