Senior Care Worker

Salary details: £ - £

🌟 Come Join Our Team as a Senior Care Worker at Derbyshire County Council! 🌟

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? 💖 Do you have a heart full of compassion and leadership potential? If so, we want YOU to be a part of our dedicated care team!

The successful applicant will work alongside care staff and provide leadership and mentoring support to them whilst delivering all aspects of personal care. You will be responsible for allocating day to day tasks within the care team, administering medication and personal service planning with an emphasis on person centred care, under the direction of the Unit and Deputy Unit Managers. You will be required to promote good practice and deliver high quality care and support to residents with a range of care and support needs.

Your role will involve:

👩‍👧‍👦 Leading and mentoring our fantastic care staff.

📋 Allocating daily tasks within the care team.

💊 Administering medication with precision.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Creating personalised service plans with a focus on person-centred care.

🌟 Promoting best practices.

🤝 Delivering high-quality care and support to residents with diverse needs. 

But that's not all! 🌈 We offer you:

🏡 The opportunity to work three shifts, including early, late, and night shifts.

🎁 Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

🏖️ Generous annual leave (25 days per year, rising to 30 after 5 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro rata).

📚 Training and development opportunities to grow in your career.

🚗 Paid travel expenses if you need to travel to other sites.

🚴‍♂️ The chance to join our Smarter Travel Scheme, including the cycle to work scheme.

🤗 Supportive management and an amazing team.

👁️ Access to in-house occupational services, including free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling.

💰 Exclusive Derbyshire rewards with hundreds of discounts and cashback opportunities. 

Learn more about the incredible benefits of working with us on our reward and recognition page.

Excellent communication skills both written and oral are required to promote teamwork and deliver quality handovers for each shift. You will be the senior person on duty for intervals during the working day and will be required to offer support and guidance appropriate to the grade.

Full training will be provided appropriate to the level of the post. 

Ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents? 🌼 Apply today and join our caring community!

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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