Care Practitioner

Care Practitioner (Days, 24 hours)

Hourly rate: £10.54 plus enhanced overtime rates (+£2 p/hr extra!)

Location: Holly Lodge, Shildon

Shift: Days (24 hours)

Contract: Permanent

Company: Mariposa Care Group

Postcode: DL4 1NX

Required Qualifications: Ideally, a Health and social care qualification – Adult Social Care Level 2 - or equivalent or a commitment to undertake further training and development relevant to the role.

Enjoy lots of other great employee benefits when you join the Mariposa Care family...see below for more details.

As a Day Care Practitioner at Holly Lodge you’ll have passion and dedication when it comes to caring for others. In return, we can offer all the training, support and development you need to enjoy a fantastic career with us.

Other great benefits include:

Competitive pay rates and enhanced overtime (+£2 p/h extra!) and bank holiday pay

Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year

UNLIMITED £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ payments (that’s potentially £1,000 every time you link us up with another great new person to join the team!)

Training and qualifications funded by us

Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work

Private health care options helping reduce the cost of essential bills, such as dental and optical treatment

An organisation with an impressive internal promotion record and creating great opportunities for people

A supportive team who values you, your individuality, and your aspirations

Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit

Working in a truly caring environment that feels like family

About the role

You will support all the individuals we care for to live happy, healthy, and quality lives through the delivery of exceptional standards and personalised care. No two shifts will be the same and you will be involved with various aspects of the home to ensure that in every single way our residents receive the highest quality of care possible. Our teams are second to none, and anyone looking to join us will need to have the same values and behaviours – to be generous, responsible, and sustainable for the future:

• Generous – we are generous with our time for team members and for the individuals we care for, ensuring we are a responsive, effective and caring team.

• Responsible – we all take ownership and pride in everything we do to ensure we provide outstanding care that is well-led, safe and effective.

• Sustainable – we look ahead to the future with our ideas, technology, investment in our homes and business performance.

Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after adults in your care.

We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email at Apply

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary – this role is also known as carer, healthcare assistant, care worker, support worker, night care, care home carer, care assistant, social care.