Senior Community Carer - Brunelcare

Brunelcare; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus (£500)

Weekend uplift (£1/hr)

Weekend/distance pay

Mileage allowance

Sick pay

Paid induction & development

Annual leave (30 days, increasing to 3

Job summary

Brunelcare is recruiting for a community care role covering the Bridgwater area. You will provide hands-on personal care to clients in their homes, update support plans, and ensure dignity and privacy are maintained.

Applicants should have care experience and a willingness to work towards QCF Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care. Availability 7am–10pm and weekends is required; driving is necessary for travel between clients.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in care and a demonstrate passion for helping others.
• Must hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on personal care to clients in the community.
• Support with writing and updating support plans ensuring person-centred care is provided.
• Ensure clients' dignity and privacy is respected.
• On-Call responsibilities – currently on call one in three weeks (extra £200 per week whilst on call).
• Fixed two week rolling rota.

Skills

Care experience

Driving licence

Education

QCF Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Make a real difference every day.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our community services team, helping people in the community remain in the comfort of their own homes. This is your opportunity to join a team making a real difference to people's lives.

Why Brunelcare?

Benefits

• £500 welcome bonus paid on completion of your probationary period
• Double time on bank holidays and an extra £1 per hour on weekends.
• 1 hours pay for every 20 miles travelled plus 45p for every mile
• Company Sick Pay, increasing with length of service
• Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after 5 years’ service (pro-rata)

Alongside these you’ll also attend a paid induction and have access to ongoing development - including QCF level 2/3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualifications

About The Role

• Provide hands-on personal care to clients in the community
• Support with writing and updating support plans ensuring person-centred care is provided
• Ensuring our clients dignity and privacy is respected
• Dedicated admin time each week to support your Team Leader
• On-Call responsibilities - currently on call one in three weeks (extra £200 per week whilst on call)
• Fixed two week rolling rota

Overseas Applicants

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applicants requiring sponsorship for this position.

About You

A passionate and organised individual, you’ll have experience of working in care. You will always be looking for ways to improve and be driven to deliver a first-class service.

Ideally you will hold (or be willing to work towards) a QCF Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care. You’ll need to be available between the hours of 7am and 10pm including working every other weekend.

You will also need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle so you can travel between our clients.

About Us

Our Somerset Community team covers the areas of Bridgwater, Highbridge, Burnham-On-Sea, Cheddar and surrounding areas with teams based in each of these areas. This role will be covering the Bridgwater area only. The team are passionate about supporting clients to remain as independent as possible within their own homes.

The team is led by Mandy, Operations Manager, who is happy to talk through any of the roles available. You can contact her via email on [e-mail] or call 01278 439 177.

Please Note:

If you are invited to attend an interview you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and to confirm your right to work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed in line with our document retention and GDPR guidelines.

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.