Job description
Nottingham City Council Adult Social Care have an opportunity available for a part time (33hrs) Care Worker Level 3 at The Oaks Residential Care Home on a permanent contract. Hours are worked according to a rota, including weekend work.
The Oaks (St. Ann’s) is a modern residential unit for elderly citizens with a range of needs, including dementia. Citizens may be either short term or longer-term residents, depending on their identified needs and circumstances.
The starting salary for Care Worker Level 3 is £24,496 (Tier 1) rising to £25,878 (Tier 2) on first year anniversary (£12.70/hour), subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part time)
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more…
Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.
Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.
We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
Nottingham City Council are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and we expect all workers to share in this commitment.
JOB PURPOSE
To support Care Worker level 2s and 1s to provide safe and appropriate personalised care and support to citizens This includes writing and maintaining individual person centred care plans, completing assessments and the administration of medication. Planning, organising and facilitating individual or group activities in order to support citizens to maximise independence and confidence in all aspects of daily living skills, as appropriate, in the service area including providing safe and appropriate personalised support to citizens according to their assessed needs and any interventions in order to support citizens to maximise independence and confidence, as appropriate.
Care Workers are expected to work and cooperate with other professionals, as well as citizens and their meaningful others, to ensure a shared approach to care and support and continuity of care and treatment.
Care Workers at Level 3 should maintain an up to date awareness, knowledge and understanding of relevant policies, procedures and legislative requirements relevant to the role, client group and Adult Social Care in general. Care Workers at Level 3 will be expected to deputise for the Care Team Leader when required, dealing with Safeguarding incidents if needed.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to assess social care and health needs and develop, implement, maintain and update Person Centred Care Plans.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (including facilitating reviews, engagement, report writing, maintaining good quality records, letters, difficult conversations etc.)
- Knowledge and understanding of the rights, needs and feelings of vulnerable adults from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to Level 1 literacy Skills (Qualifications and Credit Framework) or equivalent qualification , or a willingness to work towards achieving within a reasonable timescale. NVQ/ QCF 2/3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards this.
Please ensure your personal statement covers the requirements listed above, and gives evidence of how you meet these criteria.
Please see the Job Description / Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.
For informal enquiries please contact [email protected] quoting vacancy reference CA2396. You can also email your telephone number to this address and request a call back to discuss the role.
This post is subject to a DBS Enhanced check with a barred list check.
References may be sought prior to interview for safeguarding purposes. You will be advised once the application closing date has passed if this is required.
Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.
This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.
Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.
Nottingham City Council
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Jon Collins
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies