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Home Care and Support Worker

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Job Summary

Contract Type:
Temporary
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
23/02/2021
Advert End Date:
09/03/2021 23:59
Salary:
£18,933 - £19,698 grade 3 (pro-rata )- hourly rate of £9.81 rising to £10.21
Allowances:
enhanced payments for working unsocial hours
Hours per week:
18.5
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Vacancy ID:
204290
Employment Location:
Charles Dickens Lodge, Barnard Castle
Post Number:
AHS/20/198E
Number of posts:
3

Job details 

Closing date:
9 Mar


Further information

ADULT & HEALTH SERVICES
ADULT CARE
IN HOUSE SERVICES -EXTRA CARE SCHEMES
Charles Dickens Lodge, Barnard Castle

Home Care & Support Workers
Part-time 18 hours 30 minutes temporary posts available

Vacancy Ref: AHS/20/198E

SALARY: £18,933 - £19,698 pro rata to hours worked (an hourly rate of £9.81 rising to £10.21) - grade 3 ** plus enhanced payments for working unsocial hours**
For evenings (after 8.00pm), night shift and weekends £13.00 rising to £13.60 an hour.
(plus further enhanced hourly rate payable for working Bank Holidays)

If you have elderly friends and relatives, you will understand the value they place on independence.

This role will give you the opportunity to contribute to a vital and valuable 24-hour community service in your local area, by providing care and support to service users within Charles Dickens Lodge, Barnard Castle.

The post requires candidates to work flexibly on a rota basis, covering a variety of shifts covering days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Applicants should have the ability to develop excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate a common-sense approach, be able to work on their own initiative and, after completion of an induction, manage their own workloads, along with the ability to build positive relationships with service users, colleagues and external agencies.

No previous experience required however applicants should be willing to undertake personal care.

Benefits include:
- Induction into the service and the role
- Support from the senior team and Supervisor on site
- Structured career path including professional development;
- Guaranteed hours with the opportunity of working extra hours;
- Full training, equipment and uniform provided;
- Pension scheme;
- Physiotherapy service.

Qualifications: NVQ Level 2 in Care or willingness to achieve within a set timescale

It is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 22nd March, 2021 and will be undertaken through video call via internet. Help with arranging the video call is available.

The appointment for these posts will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced level check.

For an informal chat about the posts please contact:

Samantha Greathurst on tel: Charles Dickens Lodge 01833 690939 Monday to Friday or mobile 07788-363827.
email samantha.greathurst@durham.gov.uk
or
Gillian Cooper on tel: 01388 762764 email gillian.cooper@durham.gov.uk

Apply on-line via www.northeastjobs.org.uk or for further assistance contact the Payroll & Employee Services Team via Email: PESAHS@durham.gov.uk

In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.

Permanent DCC employees wishing to undertake a temporary post within the Council, whether this is within their substantive service, or across services, should seek the approval of their Line Manager / Senior Manager to undertake this temporary post with the guarantee to return to their substantive post at the expiry of the temporary post. If the temporary post is reviewed and further extended, agreement must be sought from the employee’s substantive line manager.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.

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