Complex Care Assistant

Continuity Of Care Services; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care service provider in Tunbridge Wells seeks a Complex Care Assistant to support a young client with complex needs. The position requires a full UK driving license and offers both full-time and part-time hours. Responsibilities include providing care and engaging with the client in daily activities. Previous experience is beneficial but not necessary, as full training will be provided.

Benefits

Fully funded training

Higher than average pay

Blue light card

Career progression opportunities

DBS assistance

£500 refer a friend scheme

24/7 counselling and support

Flexible working hours

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is essential.
• Understanding of verbal, non-verbal, and augmented communication is helpful.
• Experience with behaviours that challenge and learning disabilities is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour care for a client with complex communication needs.
• Work alongside another Complex Care Assistant.
• Participate in the on-call rota if required.

Skills

Calm and reassuring

Assertive

Creative solutions

Team player

Punctual

Job description

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We have a new and exciting opportunity that has arisen for a Complex Care Assistant to join our team in Tunbridge Wells!

At Continuity of Care Services Ltd we offer support to individuals in their own homes, with a private team of carers to ensure continuity. Many of our staff have been working with us for years. We promote independence and offer a high-quality service that ensures individuals are in control of their own care needs.

We treat people with respect and our service users as individuals not numbers.

Our person-centred Ethos:

Your Time, Your Team, Your Life.

You will be joining our well established team and become part of our CCS family.

Complex Care Assistant Job Overview

• Location: Tunbridge Wells
• Hourly Rate: £15.00 to £16.83 per hour (with enhanced BH rates and over Festive Season)
• Shifts available: Days and Nights
• Schedule: Flexibility to work shifts, including Monday to Friday and alternate weekends

Full time or part time hours available throughout the day:

7:00am- 2:30pm

2:30pm- 10:00pm

7:00am- 10:00pm

Complex Care Assistants within the team may be required to take part in the on call rota. This is being at call - on standby should assistance be needed.

Eligibility Criteria for a Complex Care Assistant

• Please note you must be eligible to work in the UK. We are sorry, we do not currently offer sponsorship
• Full UK driving licence (essential)

We are looking for a Complex Care Assistant to join our team in Tunbridge Wells. Our position is to look after a young lady in her 30's who requires 24 hours care, seven days a week. The lady has complex communication needs so an understanding of verbal, non- verbal, augmented communication and Makaton would be helpful, although training will be given. She has a form of Cerebral Palsy, PEG feed and anxiety. Our client is very active and enjoy meeting friends and going out. She loves engaging with the community as well as having a quality time at home.

Throughout the working day you will be working alongside another Complex Care Assistant. Before you begin, you will have the opportunity to meet the client and the family to ensure you are well- prepared for the role.

Previous experience with the below is a strong advantage, but not essential as full training and support will be provided:

• Working with individuals who can display behaviours that challenge, and learning disability
• Autism
• Anxiety
• Cerebral Palsy
• Medication
• PEG
• Makaton
• Planned physical intervention

Complex Care Assistant Requirements

We look for complex care assistant who is genuinely interested in care and be prepared for the unexpected. To be a great complex care assistant for Continuity of Care Services, you should be:

• Calm and reassuring
• Assertive, confident and can come up with creative solutions
• Be able to dynamically risk assess a situation to change the plan
• A team player
• Punctual

If this sounds like you, we want you to apply for the position!

Job Types: Full-time, Zero hours contract, Contracted hours could be considered following successful completion of probation

We offer many advantages of joining our team:

• Fully funded and paid training and access to our training academy
• Higher than average rates of pay PLUS enhanced pay on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
• Blue light card- subscription covered by us!
• Opportunities to take any Health and Social Care Qualifications Career progression
• DBS assistance
• £500 refer a friend scheme (terms & conditions apply)
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Meet & greet and shadow shifts to help settle into your new role
• Opportunities to speak to our Mental Health First Aiders
• Annual Saving Scheme
• Annual Charity Events
• Pension Scheme with The People's pension
• Flexible working hours and local work available

Our recruitment process

Continuity of Care Services is a CQC regulated employer. As such, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS and other necessary checks. We will also require you to complete mandatory training before employment can begin- bespoke to each clients needs.