Compassionate Care Worker: Help Residents Thrive

Housing 21; North Shields; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Occupational Sick Pay

Maternity Pay

Health Cash Plan

Blue Light Card

Car Lease Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Uniform provided

Employee Assistance Programme

£0.50 extra per hour for Level 2

Job summary

Housing 21 is seeking a Care Worker to join a friendly, supportive team in our Extra Care schemes. Residents live independently in their own apartments with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and hair salons on site.

You’ll be paid by the hour (£13.48) with a full-time equivalent salary around £24,601 per year, based on 35 hours per week, and receive a range of benefits including holiday pay and a health cash plan.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Supporting with household and domestic tasks such as laundry, shopping, cleaning and paying bills
• Making meals, drinks and snacks as necessary
• Encouraging and enabling residents to follow agreed care plans
• Assisting residents with personal care including washing, bathing and dressing and help with getting up and going to bed
• Ensuring medication is taken as required and keeping managers informed of progress

Skills

English communication

People skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Initiative

Job description

Housing 21 is seeking a Care Worker to join a friendly, supportive team in our Extra Care schemes. Residents live independently in their own apartments with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and hair salons on site.

You’ll be paid by the hour (£13.48) with a full-time equivalent salary around £24,601 per year, based on 35 hours per week, and receive a range of benefits including holiday pay and a health cash plan.