Support Worker

Our client is looking to recruit Care Workers for their clients based in London and the surrounding areas. Overseas carers are welcome to apply.

Our client is a CQC registered agency. They have offices in London and Essex; with 24 hours a day, seven days a week out of hours service that is always contactable because they realise that the true test of an agency is covering the last-minute unforeseen needs of our clients.

About the role:
The role of the Care Worker is a diverse role and will be based around individual person-cantered plans. You will be visiting people in their own homes to assist with household tasks, personal care and occasionally accompanying the client on visits to the doctor or hospital.

Care Workers are experienced Support Workers who help registered practitioners deliver healthcare services to people. These include a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. The Care Worker provides high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of their competence.

As a Care Worker, you will be providing hands on support to our Care Managers with induction programs, training and competency assessments. You will also mentor a team of Care Workers and work closely with the senior management team at our Head Office to provide support in the running of all day-to-day business operations and activities.

In addition to the above, you will also be providing a full range of personal care from assisting with washing and dressing in the morning to aiding with toileting during the day. On a different day, you might be assisting someone who is fully mobile but has dementia and requires assistance with cooking and cleaning. Your role is to facilitate their independence as much as possible and encourage their well-being at the same time. As Care Worker, you may be required to administer medications (for which you have been specifically trained to do so).

Due to the high volume of anticipated interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Additional Information:

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £10.50 - £13.50 per hour
37.5 - 40 Hours Per Week

Applications from job seekers who require current skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Job requirements

If you think that you could make a difference to someone’s day and genuinely care about people, then we have the perfect Care Worker opportunity for you. All we expect from you is:

A caring attitude and a willingness to make a difference
A desire to see elderly and vulnerable people treated with care and respect
Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
Good communication skills and a good sense of humour
Good team work skills

Essential:

No experience or qualifications are required as full training will be provided.
You will also have the opportunity to complete the Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Desirable:

Care Certificate
Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
Experience in undertaking risk assessments.
Previous experience within a domiciliary care setting.
Understanding of regulations and legislation within the domiciliary care setting.
Understanding of safeguarding adults at risk.
Previous experience of leading or managing a team.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £10.50-£13.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Referral programme

Day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends only

Shift:

• Day shift

Application question(s):

• Mandatory to answer: how many years of experience do you hold within health and social care?
• Mandatory to answer: Please list all qualifications you hold related to healthcare
• Please include any other information you think may be useful as part of your application
• Are you applying as an overseas candidate?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person