Senior Care Assistant - Birmingham
Pay: £14.67 per hour / £26,700.00 per year
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Job Description:
Hours: 35 hours per week, working on a rolling rota to suit the needs of the service.
This post is for female applicants only – advertised in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) as a genuine occupational qualification for the post.
St Pauls supports up to 24 sisters of the order of St Paul the Apostle and other residents from the local community, women only. There are 3 floors with 8 beds on each floor and we welcome a mixture of nursing and residential people.
We are looking to recruit Senior Care Assistants to assist the management team in the effective co-ordination and administration of the service.
The role entails working on shifts and leading the team to provide a high level of holistic care and support for the members of the Religious Community in their own home, ensuring that a quality driven and holistic service is maintained at all times.
This role includes participation in an on-call rota, providing support as required outside normal working hours.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as SJOG Hospitaller Services is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Essential criteria:
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults (minimum of two years’ experience)
- NVQ 3 in care (or willingness to attain)
- Experience of developing personal care plans
- Experience of providing supervision
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, lead a team and work as part of a team
- Able to provide personal care
- Able to work flexible hours, sleep-ins and on-call duties
- Participate where necessary in social activities, outings/holidays with members of the Religious Community
- Maintain confidentiality
Benefits and Rewards:
- Annual leave entitlement of 33 days (pro-rata) including bank and public holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Bike to Work Scheme
- We are an equal opportunities employer
- Excellent training and development opportunities
For further information on the vacancy or for a formal discussion about the role, please contact Kerri Towey, Service Manager on 0121 415 6107, or email [email protected]
Pay: £14.67 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 per week
Application question(s):
- This post is for female applicants only – advertised in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) as a genuine occupational qualification for the post. Please can you confirm your gender?
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as SJOG Hospitaller Services is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Please can you confirm your Right to Work status?
Experience:
- working with vulnerable adults : 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
