Care Worker

Nottinghamshire Care Group; East Midlands, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care organization in the East Midlands is seeking dedicated Care Workers to provide vital support to elderly and vulnerable individuals. The role includes personal care, meal preparation, and enabling service users to engage in leisure activities. Flexible hours are offered to accommodate various scheduling needs, making this a rewarding opportunity for compassionate candidates.

Benefits

45p per mile mileage paid

Pension scheme

Flexible working conditions

Free uniform

Free training

Refer a Friend Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to build rapport with people.
• Good command of English.
• Flexible to work various shift patterns.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care duties such as washing and dressing.
• Supporting with domestic tasks and shopping.
• Promoting service users' health and wellbeing.
• Maintaining records and reporting changes.

Skills

Excellent listening skills

Good communication skills

Friendly and caring approach

Time management skills

Ability to use own initiative

Education

Enhanced DBS certificate

Job description

Overview

Nottinghamshire Care Group are recruiting dedicated and conscientious Care Workers in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, to provide domiciliary care to our service users. We’re seeking caring and compassionate individuals who enjoy interacting with elderly and vulnerable seniors and assisting them with their daily living activities.

We have full-time and part-time opportunities available, and we are open-minded to different shift patterns. So, if you can only work in the evenings or weekends, or you would like to discuss shifts that fit around childcare, we would like to hear from you.

Benefits

• 45p per mile mileage paid
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working conditions - work as many hours or as few hours as you wish
• Free uniform
• Free training
• Refer a Friend Bonus scheme

Role and Responsibilities

The role of a Care Worker is varied and largely depends on the service users you are working with.

• Providing personal care duties such as washing, dressing, bathing and toileting
• Treating service users with dignity and respect, communicating effectively to meet their diverse needs
• Shopping and meal preparation support
• Supporting with domestic, daily living tasks, including cleaning
• Helping service users to access the community, socialise and undertake leisure activities
• Manual handling, using equipment where required
• Promoting service users health and wellbeing, independence and enabling them to live their life to the fullest
• Being flexible to work a range of shift patterns
• Maintaining appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting changes or concerns in your service user's circumstances or condition

Essential

• Excellent listening skills and an ability to build up a rapport with people
• Good communication skills, with a good command of English
• A friendly, caring and sensitive approach
• Time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to use own initiative
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS certificate

Desirable

• A full, clean Driving licence (walkers are also welcome)
• Previous experience of working within a care environment, or caring for family/friend

If you are looking for a rewarding job where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you!