Home Care Workers, Castlewellan/Newcastle

These posts provide an opportunity for someone with passion and commitment to work in a progressive organisation and help achieve our vision – a world where everyone can love later life.

Home Care Workers, Castlewellan/Newcastle – (various hours available up to 35 hours)

The successful applicants will provide support within a domiciliary setting for older people with dementia and related conditions in accordance with agreed care plans to enhance their ability to live at home and provide support for carers.

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• To carry out personal and domestic care tasks for individuals according to agreed individual care plans in consultation with the client and/or carer
• To work under the supervision of the Locality Manager in the fulfilment of those professional tasks identified in the individual’s care plan
• To be aware of the needs of individuals and communicate these to the Locality Manager
• To maintain high standards of care in working with older people in order to enhance their ability to live at home and to provide support for their carers
• To participate as required in review meetings for individuals
• To maintain written records and other information as required by the Locality Manager
• To undertake appropriate training, as required
• To personally contribute towards a happy and therapeutic environment and to the workings of a caring team
• To work flexible hours on a rota basis
• To work to professional code of practice regarding confidentiality at all times.

Applicants must have the following:

• Experience of providing care to an older person in a paid or voluntary capacity

• A current driving licence and access to a car or an alternative form of transport that allows you to meet the travel needs of this post

• Post holder must be registered with NISCC and will be subject to an enhanced Access NI check [Please read Access NI Code of Practice]

What we can offer you:

Salary Scale: £8.72 per hour plus a mileage allowance of 32p per mile

Hours: various hours available on a rota basis

Annual Leave: 21 days plus 12 Bank Holidays (rising to 26 days after 4 years service)

Group Personal Pension (contributions on qualifying earnings: 5% employer and 3% employee)

Full training will be provided including manual handling and personal care

Healthshield Cash Plan

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

For an applicant pack, please e-mail recruitment@ageni.org apply on line at www.ageni.org or telephone the People and Development Team on 028 9024 5729.

The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 12 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.

Age NI Head Office, 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NR. Tel: 028 9024 5729.