Nottinghamshire Care Group are recruiting dedicated and conscientious Senior Care Workers in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, to provide domiciliary care to our service users. We’re seeking caring and compassionate individuals who enjoy interacting with elderly and vulnerable seniors and assisting them with their daily living activities.
We have full-time and part-time opportunities available, and we are open-minded to different shift patterns. So, if you can only work in the evenings or weekends, or you would like to discuss shifts that fit around childcare, we would like to hear from you.
Benefits:
45p per mile mileage paid
Pension scheme
Flexible working conditions - work as many hours or as few hours as you wish
Free uniform
Free training and refresher courses
Refer a Friend Bonus scheme.
Main duties
You will be responsible for a wide range of care needs or supporting the service user, taking into account their individual personality and lifestyle choices. You will be supervising and monitoring care workers to ensure the highest standards of care are provided to service users in their own homes.
Other duties will include:
Providing personal care duties such as washing, dressing, bathing and toileting (or assistance with these activities)
Administering medications
Shopping and meal preparation support
Supporting with domestic, daily living tasks, including cleaning
Manual handling, using equipment where required
Helping service users to access the community, socialise and undertake leisure activities
Maintaining appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting changes or concerns in your service user's circumstances or condition
Being flexible to work a range of shift patterns.
Essential skills:
At least 2 years experience as a Care Worker
Trained in Medication management
Excellent listening skills and an ability to build up a rapport with people
Good communication skills, with a good command of English
Good time management skills and ability to prioritise
Right to work in the UK
Enhanced DBS certificate.
Desirable skills:
Experience of working in a Senior Care Worker role
A full, clean Driving Licence (walkers are also welcome).
If you are looking for a rewarding job where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you!