Care Worker (The Grange)

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Derbyshire County Council services reach everyone who lives in or visits Derbyshire, which is why we believe in working in partnership with our communities to ensure we meet their needs and expectations.

Our Care Workers are part of our well established and committed teams, and we are looking to add more dedicated people to come and join us at The Grange

Our residents will need you to:

• Wear a warm smile, every day and even on the difficult days
• Listen, learn, remember, reminisce, repeat.
• Be kind, patient and understanding….always.
• Sing and dance (badly or brilliantly), laugh, even at bad jokes and make them laugh along with you
• Try to make everything OK, even when you are not sure what is wrong
• Be a world class hand holder.
• Get to know them so well that you know what they need, even when they can’t tell you themselves
• Care for them with dedication, patience and kindness
• Know that you can make a difference and that you can make someone feel safe, loved and happy

Here at The Grange

Our dedicated and passionate team provide both a home for adults who need long term residential care, tailoring support to enable individuals to live their lives in the most fulfilling way.

The Grange is a single story building with en-suite bedrooms and individual patio’s leading from bedrooms to the outside secure garden area. We offer an excellent choice of home cooked food and support clients who like their weekend takeaways treats. We encourage client’s to personalise their rooms to their own specific likes and dislikes. There is Wifi throughout the building and calls bells in every room to tend to client’s needs in a timely manner. The Grange is a short walk away from the town centre with bus routes nearby. The local town offers places to eat and local shops including a very busy market on Fridays with Renishaw Hall nearby. We have a hairdresser, visiting podiatrists, opticians dentist and access to hearing tests if needed. We work closely with our local GP surgery and DN’s to ensure client’s needs are met.

Working in care can be demanding but at the same time very rewarding. At The Grange all staff are hardworking, caring and approachable. We believe in a happy home ethos with friendly and funny staff, a smile, joke or laugh can go along way to better wellbeing for all. Staff are supported by the well-established management team who are very conscientious and make time to ensure everyone’s wellbeing is a priority.  The job can be challenging at times, with the support from colleagues working together brings fun and happiness to the day to day routines.  

 What will I be doing:

• Supporting people with personal care, domestic tasks, medication and health related activities in line with agreed personal care plans.
• Providing support which helps to meet social and emotional needs.
• Assisting in tasks which support individuals to maintain their independence.

• Completing daily records in respect of; the residents day to day activities
• Liaising with colleagues, other agencies, people with a range of complex needs and their families/carers.
• Ensuring the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of the individual and adhering to the departments’ recording systems.
• Other ad-hoc activities

 What skills and experience do you need to have:

• Experience of caring for other people (work based, voluntary or personal).
• Understanding of and empathy with the needs of vulnerable people
• Ability to communicate with and relate to a wide range of clients
• Understanding of the principles of treating others with dignity and respect
• Ability to follow routines, carry out set care plans, record and monitor changes in individual condition
• Ability to work with a range of service users as part of a team and alone
• Ability to work flexibly over a regular shift pattern to include days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays

 What we offer you: 

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service for full time employees. (Pro rata for part time)
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Developmental support for your career
• Access to Occupational health Support including Physiotherapy, Counselling services, Support for stop smoking, weight loss and reduce alcohol intake
• Our Derbyshire rewards access
• Working hours are flexible based on a 3-week shift pattern, mornings, afternoons and nights. We offer good rates of pay and a good pension, free uniform, high quality training and many other benefits including a minimum of five weeks holiday and eight Bank Holidays a year (pro-rata), and extra pay for unsocial hours.
• Welcome and Retention payments for all of our Care Worker roles and recommend a friend.
• and much more!

For more information on the role, please read the full Job and Person profile attached to this vacancy. For any specific questions, or if you require help with the application, please get in touch by emailing asch.recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk

“We look forward to hearing from you from  - All at Team Grange”

Provisional Interview Date: TBC

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This position is included in the Council’s £100 ‘Recommend a Friend’ scheme, let us know your recommendation by asking the applicant to say that you recommended this job to them on the personal details section of their application form (Terms and conditions apply)

Young workers – Please note there are different rules for young workers in regard to working hours. Please ensure the information contained within the following ACAS link is understood before applying

Please note that this service is currently subject to consultation which may result in changes being made to the service