Home Care and Support Worker

Durham County Council; Seaham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is seeking Home Care and Support Workers to provide essential care within Harbour Lodge Extra Care Scheme, Seaham. The role involves delivering personal care and supporting the health and wellbeing of service users. Candidates must demonstrate good communication skills and follow a varied shift rota. An NVQ Level 2 in Care is required or a willingness to obtain it. Training and support will be provided.

Benefits

Induction into the service and the role

Support from the senior team

Structured career path

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, must be willing to undertake personal care.
• Able to demonstrate a common-sense approach and work on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care to promote independence.
• Support health and wellbeing through various care tasks.
• Follow an individual's support plan.

Skills

Good communication skills

Common-sense approach

Ability to build positive relationships

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Care or willingness to achieve

Job description

Overview

If you have elderly friends and relatives, you will understand the value they place on independence.

This role will give you the opportunity to work in social care and contribute to a vital and valuable 24 hour community service in your local area, by providing care and support to service users within Harbour Lodge Extra Care Scheme, Seaham.

What is involved?

Home Care and Support Workers follow an individual's support plan to deliver person centred care to promote and encourage independence and to support their health and wellbeing.

The role is varied and includes personal care, bathing, dressing, continence care, mobility support, nutrition and dietary needs, administering medication and ensuring that their medical, physical and emotional needs are met.

The post requires successful candidates to be able to arrive at the scheme by 7am for some shifts and be able to work a rota of shifts over a 7 day period.

You will be contracted to 18.5 hours and required to follow a rota which consists of early, late, and night duties. The duration of shifts varies from 3 hours to 9.5 hours.

Please note you will not work 18.5 hours each week. The rota is designed to meet the needs of service users, and hours worked per week will vary from 12- 28.5 hours depending on the number of weeks on the rota, but equates to 18.5 hours per week over the rota period.

There will be a variety of shifts covering days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Rewards and Benefits

Benefits include:

• Induction into the service and the role
• Working as part of a team within a building
• Support from the senior team and Supervisor on site
• Structured career path including professional development
• Guaranteed hours with the opportunity of working extra hours
• Full training, equipment and uniform provided

We encourage you to contact Helen Archer Tel: [phone] or email [e-mail] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

What will I need?

You will require good communication skills, be able to demonstrate a common-sense approach, work on your own initiative after completion of an extensive induction, along with the ability to build positive relationships with service users and colleagues.

No previous experience required however applicants should be willing to undertake personal care.

Qualifications: NVQ Level 2 in Care or willingness to achieve within a set timescale

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

How to Apply

In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Recruitment Team via email [e-mail], tel [phone] (option 1 AHS).

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