Home Care Assistant

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs) is recruiting Home Care Assistants for 26.25 hours per week on late shifts (2.30pm-10.30pm) in the Dudley area. The role is permanent, based at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre or other Dudley borough locations, and involves supporting vulnerable adults at home with dignity and independence.

Induction includes mandatory training; you may need to travel within the Dudley borough and hold a valid driving licence.

Qualifications

• Passionate and caring individuals to support vulnerable adults in the community.
• Ability to work with service users to plan and provide person-centred care.
• Good verbal and written communication with accurate recording skills.
• Willingness to undertake mandatory training during induction.
• Flexible approach to travel across the Dudley borough and hold a driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered. DBS check to be completed.

Responsibilities

• Support people in crisis or ill health following hospital discharge and arrange appropriate care at home.
• Plan and deliver high-quality, person-centred care with dignity and respect.
• Assist with physical and personal care needs and administer medications if required.
• Communicate effectively with team members and maintain accurate records.
• Work as part of a team and be flexible to rota patterns, including weekends and bank holidays.

Job description

Post: Home Care Assistant – 10 permanent posts available

Hours: 26.25 contract hours per week.

We are currently only recruiting for staff to undertake the role on late shifts (2.30pm-10.30pm)

Salary: Grade 5

Location: Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre or various locations across Dudley borough

Excellent opportunities have arisen to work within Assessment and Independence on Urgent Care Services and Dudley Short Term Assessment and Reablement team.

The role

We are looking for passionate, caring people with a genuine desire to support our vulnerable adults in the community and enable them to lead as independent a life as possible.

This role will require you to support people in crisis or at times of ill health following a hospital visit and ensure they go home with the correct support to meet their needs. You will work with colleagues to plan and provide person-centred care that promotes respect, dignity and personalisation. We expect Home Care Assistants to ensure high quality care is delivered to service users, helping with their physical and personal needs including the administration of medication, if required.

You will also need to be an effective communicator both verbally and in writing, with excellent recording skills. You will be expected to work as a member of a team.

Relevant mandatory training will be provided during the induction period.

As a Home Care Assistant you will be working contract hours per week on a set rota which includes weekends and some bank holidays, for which relevant enhancements will be paid. Hours of work are between 7am to 10.30pm, depending on the set rota pattern you are allocated and the needs of the service.

You may need to work flexibly, travelling across the Dudley borough and will therefore need to have the use of a vehicle for work and a driving licence.

You will need to have the right to work in the UK, DMBC do not offer sponsorship.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so.

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

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Attached documents

HCA PS Apr 19.doc

HCA JD Apr 19.doc

Employee Benefits List.pdf