Optimum Care Group
Community Care Worker | Carrickfergus

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Job:
Community Care Worker
Location: Carrickfergus
Hourly Rate: £13.20 ph
Mileage: 30p
Joining Bonus: £300
Job Type: Full or Part-time
Role: Permanent
Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks Pro Rata
Your Benefits:
- £300 Joining Bonus
- Excellent Pay Rate - £13.20 per hour
- Paid Training, Mileage & Induction
- Highest Bank Holiday rates - up to £26.40ph
- Market leading training
- Permanent Contract
- Free Uniform
- Refer a Caring Friend Bonus
- Daily support from the office team
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Company Pension
Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2026
Please note we reserve the right to close this advertisement early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Why join us?
If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return:
- £300 Joining Bonus – paid after 3 months in your role
- Excellent pay rates – £13.20 per hour
- Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £26.40 per hour
- Market-leading training – our staff comment on how they feel most equipped to do their job after receiving our specialised training
- Permanent contract with guaranteed hours (No zero-hour contracts)
- Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Discount card
- No upfront cost for your Enhanced Access NI
- Free uniform
- Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £200 bonus
- Quick turnaround for interview and induction
- Career progression & further education opportunities
- Daily support from the office team
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
- Provide refreshments and light snacks.
- Prompt and administer medication.
- Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
- Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as hoists and slide sheets.
- Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
- Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.
Do you meet the Essential Criteria?
- Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home
- Full driving licence
- Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
- Access to own mobile phone
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Shift Patterns:
- Day Shift: 7am – 6pm
- Evening Shift: 6pm – 11pm
To provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift. Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Please note: Applicants within the last 6 months need not re-apply.
A satisfactory Enhanced Access NI check will be required for this post. The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
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We are delighted you want to be part of our team!
Please fill in the application form below to apply now:
1. Personal Details
- Name (Required)
- Maiden Name (if applicable)
- Home Phone Number
- Mobile Number (Required)
- Email (Required)
- Address (Required)
- Right to Work (Required)
2. Additional Details
- Your National Insurance Number (Required)
- Are you registered with NMC or NISCC? (Required)
- What is your NMC/NISCC number? (Required)
- What is your NMC/NISCC certificate expiry date? (Required)
- Do you have your own form of transport? (Required)
- Driving Licence No.
- Have you worked for an agency within the last 3 months? (Required)
- Which agency or agencies did you work for? (Required)
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4. Convictions/Investigations
- Have you ever been the subject of an Adult or Child Abuse investigation or been previously referred to the Independent Safeguarding Authority/DBS as a result of misconduct involving a child or a vulnerable adult? (Required)
- If yes, provide full details below: (Required)
- Have you ever been reported to NMC/NISCC? (Required)
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- Do you have any convictions that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, as amended in 2014? (Required)
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- By submitting your application, you confirm that you have read and understood the GDPR Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.
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