Care Assistant

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employee discounts

Pension scheme

Job summary

Middlesbrough Council is seeking a waking night care assistant to join our team at Levick Court, a 24‑hour service for adults with learning disabilities in Middlesbrough. The role involves night shifts (23.34 hours per week) and some housekeeping duties, supported by a friendly team dedicated to person-centred care.

Experience with adults who have learning disabilities is desirable. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Follow individualised plans of care.
• Support service users in their chosen activities.
• Be committed to a customer led service.
• Work as directed by senior staff.
• Have good communication skills to keep people engaged during their stay.

Job description

The role

This particular post will be purely for waking nights and is working 23.34 hours per week.

Due to the expansion of our service, we are seeking a waking night care assistant to join our team.

We are looking for a Care Assistant to support our existing team in providing individualised care and support to the people who access our service.

Levick Court offers short stay breaks for adults with learning disabilities and is a 24-hour service. The building is purpose built, which ensures that we can meet the needs of a wide range of individuals who access our service.

We have spacious communal areas including multi-purpose activity rooms, sensory room, media room and secure gardens available to those accessing our services. We have domestic and catering staff on site; however, this role does involve some additional housekeeping duties.

We are looking for caring, fun, creative individuals, who can work collaboratively with our team to ensure that the people that use our service enjoy their stays.

This role will appeal to you if you have a passion for helping others, you like being involved in activities with the people that you support.

Key duties of the Care Assistant post will include:

• To follow individualised plans of care.
• To support service users in their chosen activities.
• Be committed to a customer led service.
• To work as directed by senior staff.
• You will need to have good communication skills which will assist in keeping people engaged during their stay.

If successful, you will be joining a friendly supportive team that is passionate about delivering excellent care services to all. It is desirable, though not essential, that applicants have experience of working with adults who have learning disabilities.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Scott Griggs, Care Home Manager at [e-mail] or call 01642 726493.

Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work by offering an attractive benefits package includinggenerous annual leave, employee discounts and that all important pension,there’s something to benefit everyone!You can find out more about us and what weoffer.

What we offer

Company: Middlesbrough Council

Salary: £27,274 pro rata (plus waking night enhancements)

Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Adult Services

Sector: Social Care

Job Role: Social Worker