Emergency Care Worker - Drivers only

Radis Community Care; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community care provider is seeking a Care Worker to join their Emergency Care Scheme in Gloucester. The role involves providing temporary support to unpaid carers in emergencies, including personal care, daily living tasks, and being on call for a few days at a time. Candidates must have at least 1 year of experience in Health & Social Care. Competitive pay rates apply for on-call and placement duties.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience working within the Health & Social Care sector.
• Ability to be on call for several days.
• Experience with personal care and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Attend clients within 2 hours during call outs.
• Support clients with daily living tasks and personal care.
• Provide temporary care for clients in their own homes.

Skills

Experience in Health & Social Care

Ability to respond to emergencies

Supporting daily living tasks

Personal care provision

Job description

Radis Community Care have an opportunity for a Care Worker to join our Emergency Care Scheme in Gloucester. The scheme supports unpaid carers when there is an emergency and they are unable to provide support for their loved one by providing a temporary package of care up to 48 hours for their loved ones in their own home., The successful candidate would need to be able to be 'on call' for a period of a few days at a time. During this period, you would need to be able to respond to a referral. If you are not required to attend any calls out you will be paid 11 hours a day at the on call rate.

If you do have to attend a call out you would be required to attend the client within a 2 hour period and possibly stay with the client up to 48 hours depending on the circumstances. If you attend a placement this would be paid at a higher rate of pay.

During the placement you would be supporting with daily living tasks, personal care and hygiene, light meal preparation and domestic tasks and medication.

Please note that during the placement you would be temporarily staying with the client in the property for a maximum of 48 hours.

Please note you would need to have at least 1 year experience working within the Health & Social Care sector.

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.

We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user's individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.