Care Assistant (Holywood)

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following staff member who can help deliver our Mission, to support individuals and families living with disability, autism and brain injury to live the lives they choose. 

Care Assistant                                                                                             

REF: 19-086-CA-T-WEB 

The Cedar foundation deliver a range of services that enable people with disabilities to get the most out of life and to be fully included in their communities. Our services are centred around the individual needs of each person and are delivered throughout Northern Ireland. 

Due to rapid continual growth and development, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Care assistant to join our team and to support and assist service users. 

The Care assistant is part of the staff team, providing services for adults who have learning disabilities and complex needs in a small residential home in Holywood.

The Care assistant is part of the team whose function is to meet the practical, physical and emotional needs of individuals in receipt of services within the Cedar Foundation Residential Schemes.

Through a key worker system, he/she will also have involvement in the designing of individual programmes of support and be responsible for delivering the accommodation support and care packages.

Hours: 35 hours per week (on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Twisel Lodge, Holywood
Salary: £15,761 per annum

Essential:

• Numeracy & literacy (English language) skills
• Registered or agreeable to applying for registration with the N. Ireland Social Care Council
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrable evidence of 6 months experience of providing physical care / support for individuals.
• Available to work shifts as and when required

Benefits:

• Starting on 20 days annual leave plus Cedar recognizes 8 statutory days
• Cedar offer an enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme consisting of 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Investor in People Champion with commitment to development of the staff team through training and learning opportunities
• Staff recognition & reward incentives aligned to high standards of performance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access 24/7 Doctors Line
• Cashback health scheme
• Special offers at over 600 leading high street and online retailers

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Apply online at

https://cedar-foundation.getgotjobs.co.uk/home

THE CEDAR FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

ACCESS NI

Successful candidates will be appointed following satisfactory Access NI and other pre-employment checks. This Post is subject to an Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with The Cedar Foundation. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate.