Senior Care Worker

Placed: 22/12/17
Region: Suffolk
Location: Stowmarket
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Mears have an opportunity for a Senior Care Worker to join our company. In return, we offer a competitive salary, extensive training, company annual fun days, child care voucher scheme, flexible working patterns and access to the Mears Advantage money saving scheme and Mears Assist employee support hotline.

Mears Care Limited is part of the Mears Group (PLC) and are one of the UKs leading providers of home care and support delivering high quality care. We have over 180 branches nationwide, provide care for over 40 000 vulnerable people with over 17 000 well trained and dedicated staff.

The Senior Care Worker will be responsible for providing a consistent, timely, high quality visiting and worker and/or service user assessment service which meet the needs of the business.

The Senior Care Worker's role will involve:

* Monitoring and reviewing service delivery, carry out assessments to meet legislation and complete all appropriate paperwork for care planning and service user files
* Transferring all data collected to the branch IT system in a timely and professional manner
* Promoting growth within the business, by developing existing and potential areas of business, planning and developing new business opportunities and driving these forward
* Carrying out risk assessment and monitoring of workers and service users
* Visiting service users homes prior to commencement of service for introduction and assessment and assisting in the introduction of new staff to service users
* Visiting service users after 4 weeks of service to identify any changes to the care plan and the satisfactory delivery of service
* Ensuring care plans, risk assessments and other necessary documentation are in place and reviewed at regular intervals

The successful Senior Care Worker will have:

* A full driving licence, valid to drive in the UK with access to your own transport
* Previous experience of working in a hands-on operational role
* Ability to maintain confidentiality in dealing with highly sensitive and confidential information
* Ability to influence attitudes and opinions of others and gain agreement
* A passionate and driven approach to providing excellent operational support and guidance
* Care work as and when required during discussed availability

This role would suit a Community Officer or Home Visiting Officer.

Mears look for people who share our commitment to working in the community and who really want to make a positive difference to peoples lives.

Please apply online today to be considered for the Visiting Officer role.

Mears promotes diversity and is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, which will be paid for by Mears.

Price / Salary: £9.00