Senior Home Carer

Windrush Care Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Windrush Care Limited is seeking a Senior Home Carer to provide person-centred care in Cheltenham and North Cotswolds. The role offers flexibility with a 20-hour weekly basis and involves overseeing care quality, supporting staff, and ensuring the well-being of clients. The organization prides itself on maintaining a supportive work environment for its carers, with opportunities for training and career development.

Benefits

Paid holidays and enhanced bank holiday rates

Monthly pay

Paid shadow shifts

Free DBS check

Free uniform and PPE

Ongoing support from care management

Specialist training sessions

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Genuine desire to care for others.
• To be resident in and around Gloucestershire.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform unannounced and prearranged spot checks.
• Regular communication and feedback sessions with staff.
• Support new staff during shadow shifts.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Honesty

Patience

Job description

Windrush Care is looking for people of all backgrounds and experience to provide genuine person-centred care and much needed support to older people in the Cheltenham and North Cotswolds area. Windrush Care is a small, independent and family-owned business based in the centre of Cheltenham. We provide our services to a predominantly private group of clients whom are able to continue living in their own homes.

What we offer first and foremost to our existing and future home carers, is flexibility. Most of our other carers work around other jobs. family life and we truly believe in a healthy work-life balance.

We offer a competitive hourly wage of - £13.20 per hour (Mon-Fri) £15.20 per hour (Weekends) + enhancements for Bank holidays as well as 40p per mile(From home to first call and onwards, then back home)We are currently looking for candidates with the below availability;

§ Flexible, depending on the needs of our clients

§ Ideally working on a 20 hour per week basis

§ Mornings, Evenings, Weekends – or a combination of two.

§ Saturday and Sunday availability

§ On call Mon-Fri (out of office hours) on a four weekly rota basis

The senior home carer will routinely oversee and perform the following;

§ Unannounced spot checks

§ Prearranged spot checks

§ Regular communication and feedback sessions

§ Supporting new staff on shadow shifts

What makes Windrush care stand out from the rest?

Whilst many of the benefits we offer can be found in other care companies, what we truly believe is that Windrush Care – cares! None of our carers are seen as just a number or a resource to drain. We support, encourage and promote our home carers so they flourish in their roles and in turn transfer this to great care of our clients.

What do we offer as part of your employment?

v Permanent hours based upon a 20 hour per week contract

v Online training (learn at your own speed in the comfort of your sofa)

v Face to face training – Moving and Handling, Medication, Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid

v Specialist training and staff development are key goals for Windrush Care, access to specific training including Dementia, Palliative Care and Parkinson’s etc throughout your employment.

v Opportunity to complete QCF Level 2-5 in Adult Health and Social Care after 6 months of continued employment. (Dependent on role)

v Access to all training certificates after 6 months of continued employment at no cost to you.

v Paid holidays and Enhanced bank holiday rates

v Monthly pay

v On-call support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day + Supportive office team – open door policy.

v Free DBS check

v Free uniform and PPE

v Paid shadow shifts

v Festive company events – who doesn’t like a party?

v Ongoing support from our care management team whom are always at hand, even if it’s just for a chat

v Clear and concise pay scales…. with nothing hidden. For one hour of work – you will be paid our stated hourly rate (dependent on weekdays and weekends)

Simply put – What we say, we do.That is our promise to you.

If you or anyone you know is interested in working for a genuinely caring and supportive company, which encourages, supports and develops its staff, then please contact us: -

Email –[e-mail] [e-mail]

Phone –[phone] to speak to one of our friendly office team.

Unfortunately, at this time, we do not offer sponsorship and cannot accept enquiries from outside the UK

• Right to work in UK

• Driving license and access to vehicle

• Genuine desire to care for others

• Reliable, compassionate, honest and patient

• To be resident in and around Gloucestershire