Company

Kent County CouncilSee more

addressAddressMargate, Kent
type Form of workPermanent Part Time
salary Salary£24,040 - £25,002 pro rata
CategoryHealthcare

Job description

Role Responsibility

Are you looking for a meaningful career where you’ll be able to make a real difference to people’s lives every single day?

Do you have the following experience and skills:

  • Experience in health & social care sector
  • Experience of care and support of vulnerable people and those living with Dementia
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Knowledge of Health and safety, data protection and confidentiality
  • Knowledge of compliance with equality policy, procedure, and legislation

 

Westbrook Integrated Care Centre is a Centre that provides short term placements, assisting people to regain their independence and meet their aims and objectives.  We offer short term support to those living with dementia in our specialist dementia care unit. We also work closely with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Services Registered Practitioners to support those requiring rehabilitation or further care assessments to return to the community. 

We are looking for Care Workers to join our team and help us to improve the outcomes for the people in our care.

By promoting independence and delivering person centred care, you’ll be making a real difference to people’s everyday lives.

We can offer you a comprehensive induction package.  This will include mandatory training as well as access to multiple personal development courses. You will either already hold or be willing to complete a Diploma/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in health and social care. We can also offer this programme to the right candidate if not held upon commencing employment. 

You will have a rolling 4-week static rota pattern that includes a mixture of morning and afternoon shifts, enabling a more flexible work-life balance. This will include some weekend and bank holiday working.

Morning hours – 07.30 – 14.30

Afternoon hours – 14.30 – 21.30

KCC has a comprehensive staff benefits package including access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlement, yearly pay reviews & rewards for exceptional performance, and exclusive discounts with local & national retailers.

We currently have 7 vacant posts various hours.

The starting salary for this post is £24,040 based on full time hours of 37 per week.  There is an additional enhancement of 1/3rd for hours worked at the weekend and double time for Bank Holidays. 

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.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

 

Refer code: 3418944. Kent County Council - The previous day - 2024-06-21 19:05

Kent County Council

Margate, Kent

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