Community Care Worker

Job description

Due to expansion of service, we are Home Care Assistants to join our team. In this role, you will provide essential support to individuals in their homes , ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. The ideal candidates will be attentive to Service Users' needs. These positions offer an opportunity to work in a rewarding environment where your efforts directly enhance the quality of life for those in your care. NWCare is one of the leading providers of domiciliary care in Northern Ireland, serving the community for well over 50 years. We are recruiting home care assistants to cover afternoon and evening rotas in Strabane. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy. NWCare is a Northern Ireland based company - we DO NOT provide sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Care in the community.
• Personal care - showering/washing, oral hygiene, toileting etc.
• Light meal preparation.
• Companionship.
• General tidy round leaving all areas safe and clean.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle.
• Great communication skills.
• Able to promote and deliver person centered care.
• Able to promote dignity and respect when delivering care.

Desirable Skills

• QCF level 3 in Health & Social Care.
• Previous paid caring experience.
• Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care.
• Care about the community they live in.

Further Information

Work time: We work a 4/3 rota pattern:- Week 1 Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday Week 2 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday The evening rota begins at 19:00 - 23:00 We offer all of our staff: Excellent hourly rate of pay Mileage paid Annual leave on a pro rata basis NISCC - Post registration training learning On-line learning Training academies throughout Northern Ireland Practical paid training CPD approved certificate for training QCF Levels 2, 3 and 5 qualifications Internal career progression Paid shadowing Mentoring arrangements Uniforms supplied Flexible working hours - full time and part time morning, afternoon, evenings and late rotas Child friendly hours - put to bed rotas to suit mums and students Running 4/3 rotas both full time and part time available Experienced care company serving the community for over 50 years Recommend a Friend incentive - any of our staff who recommend someone who comes to work for NWCare will receive a voucher (no limit to number) No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.