Senior Care Worker (Morewood Centre)

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; Oakerthorpe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

The Morewood Centre is seeking Senior Care Workers to join our dedicated team. You will work under a Care Lead, supporting people with activities, promoting independence, and ensuring well-being in a safe, friendly environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with nutrition and hydration, personal care, and medication, while fostering dignity and independence for clients with varied needs. Full training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role is an advantage but not essential—full training will be provided.
• Experience in supporting people who may display behaviours that challenge is preferred.
• A kind, compassionate approach with a passion for supporting people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care to clients, tailored to their individual needs.
• Support clients to participate in social activities and maintain their independence.
• Maintain accurate and timely care records.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.
• Work as part of a valued care team to keep clients happy, healthy and well.
• Support people in the community, either by yourself or with other staff.

Skills

Caregiving

Communication

Teamwork

Patience

Person-centered care

Job description

The Morewood Centre is a short break centre for up to ten people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism. Our home is in the middle of the beautiful Alfreton Park. Our mission is to provide a stimulating and enjoyable environment which people look forward to returning to.

The Role

We are seeking caring, dedicated individuals to join our team as Senior Care Workers. You will work under the guidance of a Care Lead each shift. You will play a vital role in supporting people with activities, social interaction, promoting independence, and ensuring their well-being in a safe and friendly environment.This includes supporting with nutrition and hydration, personal care, and medication. We work with over sixty different clients, which is a lot of different personalities, some of the people who use our service may display behaviours that challenge therefore its essential that you are happy to support clients who may be challenging.

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care to clients, tailored to their individual needs.
• Support clients to participate in social activities and maintain their independence.
• Maintain accurate and timely care records.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.
• Working as part of a valued care team you’ll be ensuring our clients stay happy, healthy and well.
• Supporting people in the community, either by yourself or with other staff.
• Experience in a care role is an advantage but not essential—full training will be provided.
• Experience in supporting people who may display behaviours that challenge us preferred.
• A kind, compassionate approach with a passion for supporting people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to plan and carry out activities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• A commitment to promoting independence and dignity in care.

What We Offer

• A fulfilling and rewarding role within a supportive team.
• Comprehensive training and opportunities for career development.
• A competitive benefits package, including pension contributions and generous holiday entitlement.
• A chance to make a genuine difference in the lives of people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.

All posts are a mixture of early and late shift, between 7am and 10pm, and working every other weekend.