Casual Care Assistant

Middlesbrough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Middlesbrough Council seeks a Casual Care Assistant for Levick Court, a 24-hour service providing care during short stay breaks for adults with learning disabilities. The role includes caring, activities engagement, and some housekeeping tasks within a supportive team.

You will join a friendly team dedicated to delivering excellent care and ensuring residents enjoy their stays. Flexible working hours and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and colleagues.
• Willingness to participate in activities with residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised care and support to adults with learning disabilities.
• Assist with housekeeping and light domestic duties.
• Support residents in activities during short stay breaks.
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment.

Skills

Good communication

Job description

Due to the expansion of our service, an opportunity has arisen within Levick Court, which provides care and support to adults with learning disabilities during their short stay breaks.

We are looking for a Casual 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 purposely 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 service.

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 enjoys 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 you support and want a role with flexible working hours.

You will 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.

If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Scott Griggs – Care Home Manager at 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.

If you are viewing this advert on the North East Jobs website, please go to Vacancies ¦ Middlesbrough Council to view the Job Description & Person Specification and apply for the role.

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