Care Worker
Posting date: | 09 January 2025 |
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Salary: | £24,201 to £25,795 per year, pro rata |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 21 January 2025 |
Location: | Hexham, Northumberland |
Remote working: | Fully remote |
Company: | Northumberland County Council |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | ncc/TP/70/1644/SA |
Summary
This role is:
Permanent
Full Time, 35 Hours
NCC Band 4 salary - £24,201 - £25,795
Role of the job:
To support service users with their physical, personal and emotional care, to enable and promote independence so they can reach their full potential.
Preparation and serving of meals / drinks
Administer medication (appropriate training given)
Communicating with service users and colleagues report writing and sharing of information
Collaborate with colleagues to ensure individual care plans are achieved/ reviewed
Attend training, take part in appraisals, supervisions and team meetings.
Requirements:
NVQ/QCF level 2 good level of education
Experience of working with adults who have complex needs
Desirable - full driving license
We are looking for someone who is caring, compassionate, and considerate. If this is you, then we want to hear from you!
For more information about the vacancy please contact the service on 01434 605245 or Beverley.Sproates@northumberland.gov.uk and ask for Bev Sproates or Jemma McGinley.
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.
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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
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