Home Care and Support Worker

ADULT CARE

IN HOUSE SERVICES -EXTRA CARE SCHEMES

Charles Dickens Lodge, Barnard Castle

Home Care and Support Worker Part-time 18 hours 30 minutes permanent posts available

Vacancy Ref: AHS/23/129G SALARY: £23,500 - £24,702 pro rata to hours worked (an hourly rate of £12.18 rising to £12.80) - grade 4 ** plus enhanced payments for working unsocial hours**

If you have elderly friends and relatives, you will understand the value they place on independence. This role will give you the opportunity to work in social care and contribute to a vital and valuable 24 hour community service in your local area, by providing care and support to service users within Charles Dickens Lodge, Barnard Castle.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

The post requires successful candidates to be able to arrive at the scheme by 7am for some shifts and be able to work a rota of shifts over a 7 day period. There will be a variety of shifts covering days, evenings, nights and weekends. You will be contracted to 18.5 hours and required to follow a rota which consists of early, late, and night duties. The duration of shifts varies from 3 hours to 9.5 hours. Please note you will not work 18.5 hours each week. The rota is designed to meet the needs of service users, and hours worked per week will vary from 12- 28.5 hours depending on the number of weeks on the rota, but equates to 18.5 hours per week over the rota period.

Applicants will require good communication skills, demonstrate a common-sense approach, be able to work on their own initiative after completion of an extensive induction, along with the ability to build positive relationships with service users and colleagues.

No previous experience required however applicants should be willing to undertake personal care.

Qualifications: NVQ Level 2 in Care or willingness to achieve within a set timescale.

We encourage you to contact Samantha Greathurst via tel: 01833 690939 or email [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

HOW TO APPLY In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs.

Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the 'Person Specification' section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge.

Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team via email [email protected]

BENEFITS AND REWARDS We can offer you a range of employee benefits including competitive salaries, a generous leave entitlement of up to 32 days and a government pension scheme (benefits are subject to individual Terms and Conditions). If you would like to know more, please follow this link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits

Benefits include:

Induction into the service and the role,

- Working as part of a team within a building,

- Support from the senior team and Supervisor on site,

- Structured career path including professional development,

- Guaranteed hours with the opportunity of working extra hours,

- Full training, equipment and uniform provided,

- Pension scheme,

- Physiotherapy service.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise the value of difference, having a diverse talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and can provide support throughout the recruitment process, for more information please refer to the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion page on our website.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION FOR THIS POST WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH NORTH EAST JOBS, INCLUDING YOUR INVITE TO INTERVIEW IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOTIFICATION FROM [email protected] AS YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY ANY OTHER MEANS. PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL