AddressGravesham Place Registered Care Centre has positions for Permanent Part Time Care Workers to work with Dementia and Non-Dementia Service Users. Gravesham Place is an 80 bedded integrated Care setting offering Respite, Enablement and Assessment beds for adults. We are situated close to town near to all transport links and the amenities of Gravesend.
You will be joining a team which provides person centred care supporting Service Users to maintain and improve their mobility and independence and achieve identified goals with the assistance of in-house Occupational Therapists.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with a “can do” and caring approach.
Applicants must be flexible and reliable and willing to work a mixture of shifts which will include weekends and bank holidays.
Our set shift hours are.
Earlies - 7:00am – 2:30pm
Lates – 2:00pm – 9:30pm
Applicants must demonstrate a willingness to undertake NVQ 2 if they do not already have it.
Applicants must have good communication skills and the ability to interact with Service Users and their families.
To successful candidates we offer a comprehensive induction including The Care Certificate, in-house training, shadowing and regular supervision.
There is a full range of KCC benefits available to staff including access to KCC Pension and the KCC Reward Gateway.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English / Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description / Person Specification.
If your application is successful you will be contacted directly to arrange a meeting
Contact DetailsFor more information about the role, please contact:
Trish isted - Registered Manager
Patricia.isted@kent.gov.uk
or one of the Deputy Managers:
Jade Hickson jade.hickson@kent.gov.uk
Sheila Catt Sheila.catt@kent.gov.uk,
Veena Lalli veena.lalli@kent.gov.uk
About The CompanyKCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
