Emergency Care Worker - Drivers only

Radis; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community care provider in Gloucester is seeking a Care Worker for their Emergency Care Scheme. This role involves on-call responsibilities to support unpaid carers during emergencies, requiring candidates to respond quickly and provide essential care in clients' homes. The ideal applicant will have at least one year of experience in the Health & Social Care sector. Competitive pay provided for both on-call and placement duties.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience working within the Health & Social Care sector.

Responsibilities

• Respond to referrals during the on-call period.
• Attend a client within 2 hours of referral and may stay with the client up to 48 hours.
• Support with daily living tasks, personal care, hygiene, meals, and domestic tasks.

Skills

Experience in Health & Social Care sector

Job description

At this present time, we are unable to consider Sponsorship for this role - This role is open to anyone who has the right to live and work in the UK. Please note that we will ask for proof of your immigration status during the application process.

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.

About the role

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.

• On call responsibilities: respond to referrals during the on call period
• Attend a client within 2 hours of referral (when required) and may stay with the client up to 48 hours
• Placement payments at a higher rate of pay when a placement is required
• During the placement you would be supporting with daily living tasks, personal care and hygiene, light meal preparation and domestic tasks and medication
• During placement, you would be temporarily staying with the client in the property for a maximum of 48 hours

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of 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.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. To apply for this role, you must have the right to live and work in the UK. We will request evidence of your immigration status as part of our recruitment process.

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