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To apply for this job you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date - and have successfully completed your probationary period. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

Do you want a job with a high level of satisfaction? Are you a caring person? Do you enjoy making people happy and feel safe? Then we have the perfect role for you!

The Home and Its Staff:

Claremont House is a beautiful modern, 40 bed care facility located in the village of Heckmondwike that cares for adults over 65 years with a diagnosis of Dementia.
Our home offers security and safety in a home-from-home environment, working with families during what can often be a worrying time, to ensure our staff are providing residents with the extra support and understanding they now need in their daily life.

Claremont House has 4 lovely furnished suites (Lavender, Orchid, Iris, and Rose), each suite includes a freshly decorated lounge and several rooms for residents. Each room is either made to feel like a bedroom or a little apartment, depending on the resident’s preference.

With fantastic facilities, our residents can enjoy their days either sitting in the conservatory listening to the record player, delight in a hot beverage or play the piano in the Café, take a stroll around the large garden and pop into the wellbeing pod or visit the onsite hairdresser or our activity/sensory room.

Here at Claremont, the management carefully considers and ensures all dementia needs are catered for, for example all residents ensuite bathrooms are getting replaced with new ones to accommodate a more assisted bathroom layout with a neutral rather than blue floor; our elevator mirror is covered with art work painted by a staff family member; residents even have a special dementia sitting room to relax in, with old time furniture and ornaments such as the Coronation Street flying Ducks.

With over 60 happy staff, the Claremont team work hard to ensure the residents remain at the centre of all that we do, often going the extra mile to make our residents feel special and engaged with celebrations such as raffles, parties, and movie nights.

Testimonial from one of our team:

One of the recently recruited team members at Claremont House said, “The moment I walked in the door, I immediately felt like part of the family, I love it here, such a supportive brilliant team”.

Another who has been working there just over a year said, “I love it because every day is different and a challenge, this job is rewarding when you see the smile on the residents faces”.

The Role:

Are you a support worker looking for the next step in your career?

Have you got experience of supervising or ability to line manage a small team?

If you would like to make a difference to our people and play a vital role for our residential home this might be the role for you!

A large part of your role will be to work with service users, relatives, and other professionals. You will work with care staff to contribute to and develop personal support plans with residents.

You will work on a 6-week rota including weekends and Public Holidays.

Reporting to, and supported by, a Deputy Manager, you will be part of a team of Team Coordinators, Support Workers, and housekeeping staff. Your job will also include working in partnership with health staff assessors and the independent sector.

You will act as a role model, providing support and direction to make sure duties are carried out effectively, efficiently and in line with standards - with the needs of service users being the priority. Team Coordinators work well with others and develop relationships with service users, relatives and other professionals. You will make sure there is high quality care and support provided to service users which exceeds Care Quality Commission expectations and standards.

You will need:

• Experience of working in a relevant care setting.
• Awareness of current care practices and standards.
• Commitment to delivery of quality care provision.
• Ability to challenge practice that does not meet requirements/standards.
• Ability to write clear reports and maintain service user records.

What Kirklees can offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly polices
• Flexible working (not all roles)
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership