Optimum Care Group
Community Care Worker | Garvagh
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Community Care Worker
Job Type
- Full or Part-time
Role
- Permanent
Annual Leave
- 5.6 weeks Pro Rata
Location
- Garvagh
Hourly Rate
- £13.20 per hour
Benefits
- £300 Joining Bonus
- Excellent Pay Rate
- 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
Mileage
- 30p
Joining Bonus
- £300
Shift Patterns
- Day Shift: 7am – 6pm
- Evening Shift: 6pm – 11pm
Job Description
Are you looking for a rewarding role in care where your work is valued?
Join our Community Care team. Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in you as a Carer as you are the backbone of our community services. We invest heavily in providing you with quality training and continuing support.
If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return:
- £300 Joining Bonus – after 3 months in your role
- Excellent pay rates – £13.20 per hour
- Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £26.40ph
- 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.
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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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.
Application Process
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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To apply please complete the full application form.
Application Form
Personal Details
- Name
- Maiden Name (if applicable)
- Home Phone Number
- Mobile Number
- Address
- Right to Work in the UK
Additional Details
- National Insurance Number
- Registered with NMC or NISCC
- NMC/NISCC number
- NMC/NISCC certificate expiry date
- Own form of transport
- Driving Licence No.
- Worked for an agency within the last 3 months
- Agency details
Next of Kin
- Name
- Maiden Name (if applicable)
- Address
- Contact No.
- Relationship to you
- Consent for contact
Convictions/Investigations
- Adult or Child Abuse investigation or referred to Independent Safeguarding Authority/DBS
- Reported to NMC/NISCC
- Convictions not “protected” by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
Employment History
- Current/Most Recent Employer
- Job Title
- Employer (name & address)
- Start Date
- End Date
- Hourly Rate/Salary
- Reason for leaving
- Previous Employers (list all since leaving school)
- Break in Employment
Job Criteria
- Relevant information detailing how you meet the criteria
Qualifications
- Course
- Qualification gained
- Place of study
- Dates Attended
References
- Reference 1 (Most Recent Employer)
- Name
- Company Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Email address
- Capacity Known
- Employed From
- Employed To
- Reference 2 (Character/Employer)
- Is this a character or employer reference?
- Name
- Company Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Email address
- Capacity Known
- Employed From
- Employed To
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Optimum Care Group | Movilla House | 2 Berkshire Road | Newtownards | BT23 7HH
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