Care Worker (Florence Shipley)

Derbyshire County Council services reach everyone who lives in or visits Derbyshire, which is why we believe in working in partnership with our communities to ensure we meet their needs and expectations.

Our Care Workers are part of our well established and committed teams, and we are looking to add more dedicated people to come and join us at Florence Shipley Centre.

Working as part of a valued care team you'll be ensuring our residents stay happy, healthy and well by helping them with everyday tasks such as washing and dressing, eating meals, taking medication and socialising.

Understanding the needs of older people, including those with dementia, is an important part of the work.

Our residents will need you to:

• Wear a warm smile, every day and even on the difficult days
• Listen, learn, remember, reminisce, repeat.
• Be kind, patient and understanding....always.
• Sing and dance (badly or brilliantly), laugh, even at bad jokes and make them laugh along with you
• Try to make everything OK, even when you are not sure what is wrong
• Be a world class hand holder.
• Get to know them so well that you know what they need, even when they can't tell you themselves
• Care for them with dedication, patience and kindness
• Know that you can make a difference and that you can make someone feel safe, loved and happy

If you think you can make a positive difference to an older or disabled person's life and would like a rewarding job with room for progression, we want to hear from you.

You don't need previous experience as we'll give you all the training and support that you will need to do the job. There'll also be ongoing support and mentoring from experienced staff.

Working hours are flexible based on a three-shift pattern must be able to work days, afternoon, nights and we offer good rates of pay and a good pension, free uniform, high quality training and many other benefits including a minimum of five weeks holiday and eight Bank Holidays a year (pro-rata), and extra pay for unsocial hours.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
• Training and development opportunities
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
• Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
• Supportive management and team
• Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling
• Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback

For informal enquiries please contact Unit Manager Paul Morris, telephone number 01629 531367.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Please note that this service is currently subject to consultation which may result in changes being made to the service

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