Bank Residential Care Workers

hese bank posts provide an excellent opportunity for someone who possesses the passion and commitment to work in a progressive organisation and help us achieve our vision – a world where everyone can love later life.

Bank Residential Care Workers

Salary:                        £8.72 (rising to £8.91 on 1 April 2021)

Hours of Work:          as and when required

The main purpose of the Residential Care Worker role is to provide a flexible and individualistic personal care service to residents appropriate to their physical, emotional and social care needs.

The main responsibilities of the roles are:

• To carry out personal care tasks such as assisting residents with bathing, mobility needs, rising/retiring, toileting and feeding as determined by agreed individual care-plans.
• To assist residents where possible to sustain maximum independence by encouraging them to work with you in the carrying out of domestic tasks such as bed making, tidying of bedrooms and meal time tasks.
• To administer medication to residents under the supervision of Management Staff.
• To work with residents on an individual or group basis encouraging their participation in social, therapeutic and stimulating activities such as reminiscence work, reading, outings.
• To maintain high standards of care in working with older people with dementia in order that they may achieve their optimum level of personal functioning.
• To assist with the formulation and review of care plans, maintain written records and other information as required.
• To undertake as required appropriate courses of training.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Proven paid experience of working with older people with dementia in a residential, community or hospital setting

• NVQ II in Direct Care or equivalent [desirable]

The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Access NI disclosure www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice

Age NI reserve the right to enhance the essential criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

For an applicant pack, please e-mail [email protected], apply on-line at www.ageni.org or telephone the People & Development team on 028 9024 5729.

Closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 16 March 2021 at 12:00 noon.

Age NI is committed to recruiting fairly.  An application form enables us to compare applicants and for that reason we cannot accept CVs. 

Age NI is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone.