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Senior Community Carer
Job Description
Senior Community Carer - BANES
Retain Healthcare are seeking a Senior Community Carer to join our team based in the BANES area. You can enjoy:
- Weekly pay
- Company pension scheme
- Paid holidays
- First uniform for free
- Free Training
- Guarenteed hours contract
- Your own personalised career development pathway.
In this role you will work in a variety of community settings where no two days are the same, you will be supporting people within Bath and North East Somerset, including Midsomer Norton, Bath, Keynsham, Radstock, Westfield, Saltford and the local surrounding villages, ensuring they enjoy a good quality of life. The quality of the service can only be delivered by people like you, who want to make a difference to the individuals it supports.
As a Senior Community Carer you will also be completing spot checks, risk assessments, quality monitoring, staff observations, mentoring new starters and support existing staff in addition to the usual Home Care work.
Your aim is to encourage people towards the maximum degree of independence and to engage in activities appropriate to their abilities. As a Senior Community Carer your duties will include:
- Assisting people when getting up in the morning including washing/bathing, dressing/undressing, maintaining their personal appearance and getting to bed in the evening.
- Helping with the preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary.
- Providing assistance with toileting and changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary.
- Maintaining commodes, washing clothes and bed linen (which may include soiled laundry) when necessary.
- Providing assistance with other tasks of personal daily living that the service user cannot manage and providing general support as part of a caring team.
- Encouraging and assisting with the management of medication, administering where necessary and monitoring health-related conditions such as dietary & fluid intake.
- Helping service users with mobility difficulties, or other physical disabilities, including incontinence. This includes the use of aids and other personal equipment.
- Covering office staff holidays and evening and weekend on-call, on a rota basis (Paid in addition)
To be a successful Senior Community Carer you will have the following skills and experience:
- A full UK driving license with access to a vehicle.
- Love working with people and enjoy giving back to your local community.
- Kind, caring and compassionate nature.
- Be comfortable in coaching and supporting other team members.
- Previous experience as a Carer or Senior. Full training is provided however NVQs and Diplomas are always beneficial.
As the Senior Community Carer, you will be required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and must be able to cover every other weekend, full time is preferable to complete shifts between 7am and 10pm on a rota basis. Your role will be a mixture of office and community work.
Work could be located across the whole of Bath and North East Somerset, including Midsomer Norton, Bath, Keynsham, Radstock, Westfield, Saltford and the local surrounding villages.
Retain Healthcare is a fresh, innovative provider covering the South West, with recruitment experts who have the knowledge and background to offer you the most up to date and comprehensive training in both social care and clinical care skills. They are committed to safeguarding and will complete full employment checks in line with their safer recruitment process, including employment references and a DBS check. We offer a flexible approach to working and have a true understanding of the work-life balance.
Closing date for this vacancy is Monday 21st June 2021 - Internal and external applications welcomed.
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Care Assistant - Community Support Worker
"Let's prioritize care in 2024!"
"To achieve great work, you must love what you do. If you are still searching for your passion, look no further than Retain Healthcare”.
We are revolutionizing the way care and support are delivered to people living at home in your community. This is an opportunity for the right individual to shape and develop a new service and deliver care that provides an improved quality of life to those who need you most.
Joining us means you will have access to innovative training and personal development opportunities that will change the course of your career. You will be at the forefront of shaping the future of social care and developing the next generation of care professionals. Don't just work in social care, feel proud of your contribution to it. Take the first step towards greatness with Retain Healthcare.
Being Part of Retain Healthcare, you will benefit from:- 24 hour support advice and guidance
- Employee assistance program
- Full time Mental Health First Aiders who are there for you when you need them
- Having your own dedicated coordinator who will ensure you have the work you want and that you have everything you need to be successful in your role
- Working for a Company that strives to do things better or differently
- Local training and your own career development pathway endorsed by Skills for care. City and Guilds
- FLEXIBLE hours - part time or full time, with a range of shifts including days and nights.
- Guaranteed Hours available
- FREE uniform, DBS Rebate Reimbursement
- Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
- Free blue light card
- Weekly pay
- Easy online application
- Gloucestershire – CQC – Outstanding for Well Led
- Retain Rewards - local discounts
- £250 joining bonus
NO SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED
Requirements:- A kind, approachable, caring and passionate individual
- Drivers licence
- Your own car
- Willingness to learn and make a difference
- Available 7am-2pm or 4pm-10pm
An option to earn extra income with Block Pay is available for our carers, who offer a combination of homecare and block services.
How does Block care work?- Set shifts 7-2 and 4-10
- We pay for 13 hours per day , regardless of contact time
- When required liaise with Social Workers, District Nurses and other agency professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute towards communicating changes of requirements.
- Ensure that you work within the company policies and procedures.
- Attending training and expanding your personal development
- Assist customers as appropriate with their personal needs, such as dressing, washing, meal preparation and access to their community as detailed in the Care Plan.
- When working within a customer’s home setting you may be assisting customers with, or where necessary carry out light housework, such as dusting, sweeping/ vacuuming carpets, living rooms/ kitchens/ bathrooms and toilets, polishing furniture using dusters/ mops/ equipment, washing and ironing clothing and bed linen, preparing and cooking a meal.
- Following the outcome focused model, encourage customers to undertake personal care and tasks which they are capable of, recognising that their abilities may change, in some circumstances, on a day-to-day basis
Retain Healthcare Ltd and Retain Skills (South West) Ltd are an equal opportunities employer, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Check. -
Care Assistants - Bath
#FULL TIME WORK AVAILABLE#
#DAYS AND NIGHTS#
#TRAVEL ALLOWANCE#
#WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THESE ROLES#
Retain Healthcare, Bristol are currently recruiting care assistants to work within specialist residential care homes and supported living services in Bath for ongoing shifts. You will be supporting adults of varying ability to live a normal life.
The role will require some personal care, house keeping and general companionship. The work will be onging and mainly 12 hour shifts both day and night.
You will be working alongside a team of experience and dedicated staff who specialise in the care of vulnerable residents both full time and respite.
The role will include:- Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible
- Respecting residents’ rights of choice, privacy and dignity
- Supporting residents with mealtimes and personal care.
- Helping residents with hobbies, activities and engaging in physical activities in a relaxed environment
- Assisting with medication
A variety of shifts will be available , both day or night and bookable via our dedicated app.
Travel allowance for people living outside a 10 mile radius of the service.
Working with Retain Healthcare means that you will have:
- Weekly pay (PAYE not Umbrella so no hidden charges)
- FLEXIBLE hours - part time or full time, with a range of shifts including days and nights.
- Access to multiple high street discounts via the Blue Light scheme
- Free extensive practical training
- Access to our online training courses to enable you to develop your career through over 140 dedicated courses.
- DBS Rebate Reimbursement
- 24/7 support from our highly experienced team and clinical support
- Fast track registration available
- Application and access to your Rota via our mobile app
- Access to ongoing personal development
- Recommend a friend bonus scheme
- Regulated by CQC
- Retain Rewards
- EAP - Employee assistance programme
- Free uniform (Where applicable)
5 care homes in Keynsham, Bath & Radstock .
Requirements for this role:
- Minimum 6 months paid experience in care setting
- Right to work in the UK
- Completion of our online application form and able to provide proof of ID