Community Care Worker - Tipton, United Kingdom - Trident Reach

Trident Reach

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Tipton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Community Care Worker

Dudley

Stourbridge

£19,305.00 per annum

37.5 hours per/ week

Permanent

Trident Group has over 50 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,400 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands.

It employs more than 850 staff, works with many volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships as part of the employment package.

The Group has an annual turnover of more than £34m and owns assets close to £186m.

The Group consists of;

Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity providing services to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and those who have been victims of domestic abuse across all age groups across the Midlands.

About the role

We are seeking to recruit individuals to join our team as a community care worker who is, enthusiastic, flexible, reliable, compassionate, dedicated and wanting to make a difference for people with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for providing person centred support to customers within their homes and local community. The role can be challenging but is equally rewarding due to the varied needs of individual customers we support. Punctuality and reliability are essential to meet the requirements of the role.

Experience within social care as well as a good understanding of challenges faced by people with learning difficulties, autism and mental health conditions would be advantageous, as would Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care.

Key responsibilities:

Monitor customers health and wellbeing, record and report any changes to relevant internal and external bodies
Understand and act upon any safeguarding concerns
Support customers with life skills (including financial budgeting, diet, nutrition and exercise) and empower them to make a positive contribution to society
Effectively working in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers

About You
We are looking for applicants who are reliable, honest, caring, dedicated, and flexible and work on a rota basis to include bank holidays, weekends and sleep
- ins. In addition, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to support our service users in all areas of their everyday living skills and daily activities - all in a person-centred way.

Strong interpersonal skills
Enthusiastic
Flexible
Reliable
Experience of working within a busy Care environment
Effectively working in partnership with external agencies for the benefit of customers
An understanding of Domiciliary Care
Provide high quality and dignified personal care for customers
To be fully aware of lone working effectively and safely
Excellent numerical and literacy skills

Applying

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.