Senior Community Carer

Proud to Care Cornwall; Launceston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care provider in East Devon is looking for Senior Community Carers to assist in leading teams and providing quality support to individuals in their homes. Responsibilities include promoting autonomy and ensuring communication between service users, families, and management. Flexible shifts are available, accommodating various schedules, with a commitment to work every other weekend. Comprehensive training and support is offered to help staff thrive in their roles.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Company paid activities

Use of pool cars at subsidised rates

Blue Light Card

Company-sponsored training development

Career Progression Opportunities

Generous staff referral scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to assist management and lead staff teams.
• Reliable support for service users in accordance with care plans.
• Communication skills between service users and management.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Management Team in leading staff.
• Provide practical support to service users.
• Promote autonomy and effective communication with families.

Job description

The Senior Community Carer role within River Exe Healthcare is to assist the Management Team, to lead staff teams to meet the needs of a service user with complex needs offering support and advice and referring any issues to Management.

To provide reliable and practical support enabling people in their own homes to maintain and maximise their independence in accordance with the care plan.

To promote autonomy, be able to respond to changing need and create good routes of communication between the people who require support, their families and River Exe Healthcare Management Team.

We require Senior Community Care Workers to carry out their duties in accordance with the Organisations Policies and Procedures.

Package

• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Away days & company paid activities.
• Use of pool cars at highly subsidised rates.
• Blue Light Card.
• Company-sponsored training development.
• Career Progression Opportunities.
• Generous staff referral scheme.

Shifts

• Various shifts and contracts available with some flexibility.
• Usual shifts 7am-2pm and 4pm-10pm (there is some flexible as to shift pattern).
• There is a requirement to work every other weekend, or one day every weekend.

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for Senior Community Carers to join our team River Exe Healthcare in Launceston, an independent provider providing quality home care to the community of East Devon for over 30 years!