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Company Description
Location: Belfast
Pay Rate:£12.50 per hour + 25p per mile
Shifts available: Full time (9am – 5pm) with an element of on call
Access to vehicle required due to the geographical nature of the role
What we offer
We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a Senior Care Assistant at QCS part of City & County every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our clients’ lives and your career.
What you’ll get
Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
Paid training and shadowing
Uniform and PPE provided
Death in Service Payment
Pension scheme
Benefits and Well-being Platform
28 days annual leave (pro rata)
Refer a friend scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.
Job Description
What you’ll do
The role of the Senior Care Assistant is to support the delivery of the highest quality care support services by carrying out a range of functions in the field, including the assessment and review of individual services and the practical supervision, instruction and support of care workers.
Working with Care Coordinators to support the planning of realistic, effective care worker rotas, with due regard for the particular needs of the individual and the particular skills and attributes of the worker. Carrying out regular reviews of individual services, including repeated and renewed needs and risk assessments. Participate as required in multi-disciplinary review of service users’ needs. Shadow new care workers in the field to ensure their competence. Carry out the on-site observation and evaluation of care worker practice as part of routine supervision, in response to particular performance concerns, or as otherwise directed.
Senior Care Assistant are expected to spend the majority of their working time in the community carrying out their primary functions, but their role will typically also entail a certain amount of office-based administrative work.
Qualifications
What you’ll need
You would need experience in carrying out initial risk and needs assessments in respect of individual service users, either in the service user’s home or, where required, in other settings such as hospitals or residential/nursing homes; Work in partnership with service users, their family, carers, advocates, healthcare professionals and others to ensure the seamless delivery of holistic packages of individual care support.
This is a great chance to be part of one of the UK’s most exciting business’s within Domiciliary Care, who are going from strength to strength focusing on their growth and quality of care.
Additional Information
Why choose us?
We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.
City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.
Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers
