Senior Care and Support Worker (FEMALE ONLY)

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

A specialist care and support worker position is available, working closely with the team manager to support a team of care and support workers. The role involves providing extra support to customers, mentoring and supporting the team, conducting quality monitoring visits, setting up and designing care packages, and providing standby cover for the out-of-hours service. The ideal candidate is passionate about making a difference, has leadership skills, holds a Level 2 in Care or equivalent, and has experience in a care or similar environment. The position offers flexible working hours, competitive rates of pay, and various benefits.

Job Description:As a Specialist Care and Support Worker, you will work closely with the Team Manager to support the team of Care and Support Workers.
Please note we have vacancies in the following area’s too; Chard, Yeovil, Exeter, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Taunton and surrounding areas.
All of our Specialist Care and Support Workers work together as part of a team to ensure we provide the best care possible to our customers.
Our values and culture is what makes us different. It’s a culmination of all the things we do and the way we do them that makes us a very special company to work for.
*A Specialist Care and Support Worker involves:*
· Supporting our customers at times where extra support is required by accompanying them to appointments, shopping, preparing meals and helping with daily living routines including washing, dressing and personal care.
· Mentoring and supporting a team of Care and Support Workers to deliver high quality care which enables our customers to remain in their own homes
· Undertaking quality monitoring visits, actioning any points raised, and updating the Team Manager where appropriate.
· Setting up and designing care and support packages including carrying out initial assessments and reviews to ensure that the care we provide is tailored to our individual customers’ needs and packages are accurate and continually reviewed and up dated.
· Providing standby cover for our out of hours service.
· Ensure that any concerns raised by the team are appropriately managed.
*What you’ll need:*
* To be passionate about making a difference
* Ability to lead, motivate and engage a team
* Level 2 in Care or equivalent
* A background in care or similar environment
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Good communication and organisations skills
* To work flexibly across shifts including weekends
* To be a car driver with valid driving licence
Our comprehensive induction combined with ongoing support will enable you to continually improve the quality and safety of care and service delivery.
*Benefits: Great reasons to join our team:*
* We are an established and well-known care provider.
* Free training
* Free, paid induction programme.
* Ongoing support and training.
* Flexible working rotas. We offer a choice of full or part time hours, to suit your work/life balance.
* Competitive hourly rates paid.
* Fixed 2-week rolling rota pattern.
* Free Enhanced DBS check (subject to terms).
* Enhanced hourly rates for Bank Holidays.
* Additional holiday entitlement for long service of 5 and 10 years.
* There is a generous Recommend a Friend scheme in place paying up to £900 for each referral.
* Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
* Monthly staff lottery.
* Paid Birthday Leave Day.
* Our latest CQC inspection report resulted in ‘Good’.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,011.52 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Home care: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence and access to a car (required)
* NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the roadLocation: Taunton