Senior/on Call Community Care Worker + Paid Mileage - Belfast, United Kingdom - Optimum Care

Optimum Care

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Community Care Worker to join our Belfast team.

This role covers the East Belfast & Holywood area, reporting to our Optimum Care office located on the Montgomery Road, Belfast.

As a Senior Community Care Worker, you will work with our Belfast office team to monitor and help train our Community Care Workers.

This role is suited to someone looking for a senior role within care and enjoys not only providing care to our clients but supporting and training other staff to a high standard.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about working in community care and is committed to playing a key role in ensuring the service we provide to our clients is of the highest standard.

You will help to cover our on-call periods when the office is closed, which includes evenings/mornings (5 pm - 11 pm & 7 am - 9 am) and weekends.

For this, you will receive a generous on-call rate of pay on weekends.

This role is best suited to someone who is proactive, takes initiative and has great time management skills.

Main Duties

Ensure care provision meets all statutory requirements
Liaise with clients and families and attend client reviews as required.
Report any client care issue in relation to health and safety and assist with resolution
Undertake care work duties as incorporated into the weekly schedule
Assist and support care staff with the provision of highquality care, monitoring standards, staff reviews and attending staff meetings
Attend weekly update meetings with the Co-Ordinator
Comply with company policies and procedures and legislative guidelines
Assist with office duties as and when required
Maintain NISCC registration or secure registration within a fixed period of time
Project a professional image at all times and lead by example
Embrace the company ethos of confidentiality within all aspects of work
Flexible approach to working hours
Rotational oncall for outofhours enquiries and service breakdown

Essential Criteria

Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a care setting
Full driver's license and access to a car

Desirable Criteria

Experience working in Community Care
NVQ Level 2 in Care
Supervisory Experience
NISCC registered

Successful applicants will be encouraged to achieve NVQ Level 3 in Care.

YOUR Benefits:

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£350 Joining Bonus - £150 paid 1 month, £200 paid after 3 months in your role

Excellent pay rate
:£12.

25 per hour:

Generous Weekend On-Call Rate
:£306.

25 per weekend:

Enhanced Bank Holiday Rate
:up to £24.

50 per hour:

Mileage Allowance
:30p per mile:
Permanent Contract
(no zerohours):

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Free uniform

Company Pension
Access to our
Employee Mental Health Support Line

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Paid and ongoing
comprehensive training:

Further
education opportunities:

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A mobile phone will be provided for work purposes

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Career progression opportunities:

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Daily support from the office team

About Optimum Care
Optimum Care is a leading Home Care provider in Northern Ireland. We've been providing care for our clients since 1993. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in all our carers as they are the backbone of our services. We invest heavily in our training with our in-house team having thorough experience in community care and nursing.

Job Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£12.25 per hour

Benefits: