Care Worker - Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Extra Care; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care provider in the UK is seeking a Care Worker to support residents with daily living tasks and personal care. You will work in a friendly team, building strong relationships while helping residents enjoy their independence. This role offers a competitive hourly wage of £12.96, with opportunities for career development and additional benefits including holiday pay and training support.

Benefits

Paid by the hour, not by the job

Holiday Pay

Occupational Sick Pay

Health Cash Plan

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Commitment to undertake necessary further training.
• A genuine desire to help people.
• Experience in personal care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with household and domestic tasks.
• Encouraging residents to follow care plans.
• Assisting residents with personal care.
• Putting resident wellbeing at the heart of the service.

Skills

Good written and verbal English communication skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Ability to use initiative

Calm under pressure

Job description

Everyone is different but what stays the same is our commitment to offering high standards of care to all our residents regardless of their care needs - enabling them to live their best lives. Our residents tell us how important our Care Workers are to them, being a friendly face, brightening their day and helping to make life worth living by doing the simplest of things.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with household and domestic tasks, such as laundry, shopping, cleaning, and financial transactions such as paying bills.
• Making meals, drinks and snacks where necessary.
• Encouraging and enabling residents to follow agreed care plans.
• Assisting residents with getting up in the morning, providing personal care including washing/bathing and dressing; helping with undressing and going to bed in the evening, as well as providing help and ensuring medication is taken as required.
• Putting resident wellbeing at the heart of the service, going the extra mile to ensure our residents can live their best lives and ensuring managers and key agencies are kept informed of progress.
• To be kind and friendly
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Commitment to undertake necessary further training
• A genuine desire to help people
• Reliability and flexibility
• The ability to use your initiative
• To remain calm under pressure

Shift Pattern: 7am-2pm, 3pm-10pm. Nightshift when required.

Are you looking for a career that is rewarding and offers opportunities to develop, but dread the thought of a desk job? Are you a people person who can strike up a conversation with anyone? Do you want to finish work knowing you've made a real difference to someone's life? If this sounds like you - we've got the perfect match! As a Care Worker with Housing 21 you'll be part of a friendly, supportive team as you work together to support our residents. Once you're at work that's it – no travelling between calls as residents live independently in their own apartments within our schemes, which also offer communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and hair salons for them to enjoy. Working with familiar residents and colleagues every day, you'll build strong relationships and feel part of the Extra Care family. We want to make sure you feel valued too and have developed our offer to set us apart from the wider care sector.

Benefits

• Paid by the hour, not by the job. £12.96 per hour, full time equivalent £23,648 per annum (based on working 35 hours per week)
• Holiday Pay
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Occupational Maternity Pay
• Health Cash Plan
• Will be supported to achieve relevant qualifications
• Can join our Extra Care Academy – support and training to progress into management
• Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)
• Car Lease Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Uniform provided
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 50p hourly enhancement for all Level 2
• Training and development to fulfil your career aspirations

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.