Job Board

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.50

Working in the RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

1. To review and update knowledge policy and procedural frameworks and provide intervention in accordance with these.
2. To work with individuals, families, carer groups and communities to help them make informed change.
3. To assist users to enhance their independence and coping skills.
4. To be aware of risks in relation to child protection and protection of vulnerable adults and report these appropriately as required.
5. To implement support for individuals as previously assessed to meet their immediate needs.
6. To be aware of carers and request carer assessments as required.
7. To prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.
8. To manage and prioritise the workload, carry out duties using accountable considered judgement.
9. To feedback to the allocated case holder to inform ongoing assessment.
10. To contribute to the identification and agreement of outcomes required of the service.
11. To work in multidisciplinary and multi organisational teams and development of best practice within your role.
12. To work with colleagues to agree a team approach to individual cases.
13. To participate in duty rotas as appropriate.
14. To participate in supervision, appraisal and team meetings, identifying issues and possible solutions where discussion and decision required.
15. To work within the budget framework of the service to identify specific packages of care to respond to individual assessments.
16. To record and share client data in line with Council policy and procedure.
17. To use corporate systems to support core business and care management process.

Job Category : Public Health
Location : London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 43.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 20:00
Salary: £15.00

Administration Officer COVID19
Conducting outreach operations to the local community through door-to-door knocking, pop up stands and school runs; advising residents on the benefits of the Covid – Vaccine and how to go about getting them booked in.
Using the Accubook booking system to help allocate a time and venue and book residents in.
Collating and recording all contact and responses made with residents onto an online E-form platform to help with data analysis.
Assessing stressful situations in which residents are aggravated or violent and providing solutions to benefit both parties with an outcome of no individual getting distressed.
Working in a constant changing environment due to altering laws and regulations in which flexibility is an asset.
Appointed in charge by team leaders in their absence to guide colleagues into deploying plans correctly and efficiently.
Helped manage the running of multiple pop-up vaccine stands and liaised with Dr’s and nurses to ensure an effective service.
Worked in a fast-paced dynamic and evolving environment with flexibility at heart of work.
Always ensured that staff adhered to the health and safety guidelines.
Handled complaints and conspiracies by residence and public whilst conducting outreach programs.
Managed outreach posts and handled queries with regards to the different types of vaccines.
Liaised with mosques and other multi-cultural/faith communities.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.57
MAIN PURPOSE:
To assist and enable clients with personal, practical, and social support activities of daily living.
Working within a reablement model of care, the Reablement Bank Support Worker will support and encourage service users to regain, maintain or develop daily living skills and the confidence to carry them out independently.
The Reablement Bank Support Worker will assist service users to take greater control of their lives and remain independent and help eliminate or minimise their need for further intervention.

Ad hoc Shifts required will be as follows:

8am to 8pm – 11hrs with 1hr unpaid lunch break.
8am to 2pm – 6hrs
2pm to 8pm – 6hrs

Support workers will need to have the following training –
Safeguarding
Mental capacity
Equality and Diversity
Health and Safety
Oral hygiene
Reporting and recording
Communication
M&H
Fire safety
Food hygiene
Medication
First aid
Infection control

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Non-Qualified
Location : Isle of Wight Council, Newport, Isle Of Wight
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:30
Salary: £10.01

5 CARE ASSISTANTS WITH CARE HOME EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ASAP TO JOIN OUR RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICE. These contracts are initially likely to run for a minimum of 4 months. Applicants will need to be located /relocated here on the Isle of Wight and able to travel to and from their residential setting so a driving license and vehicle will be highly desirable due to our rural nature

Essential
Must be 18 years of age or over
Work as a member of a team and on own initiative
Ability to obtain full DBS

Key Responsibilities
Help clients who need assistance with washing and toileting, dressing and undressing
Help clients who have limited mobility or physical disabilities, making the best of aids provided.
Follow instructions from senior staff and written information within client care plans
Assist in the control of continence, providing comfort with dignity.
Care for clients who are temporarily unwell.
Assist in giving stimulation to clients by helping them continue with hobbies and activities
Answer emergency bells and the main door (when applicable).
Make visitors welcome and offer refreshments and any assistance they may require.
Read and write reports when necessary.
Make and change beds and leave rooms tidy. Empty commodes where necessary.
Assist clients who need help at mealtimes, lay tables and trays, serve meals, wash up if necessary,
In the absence of catering staff prepare snacks and drinks, clear and tidy dining room.
• To provide an excellent standard of professional care to service users in an effective and timely manner
• To ensure a safe as possible living environment for service users whilst respecting their views and choices
• To work beyond factual care plan information and to understand service users individuality and needs;
• To establish an effective relationship with client and their families to build trust and confidence
• To demonstrate a high level of personalised skill and care in personal care (including total body washing, toileting, dressing, feeding) in line with procedures and ensuring dignity, respect and consideration is maintained at all times
• To demonstrate a high level of personalised skill and care in moving and positioning in line with procedures and ensuring dignity, respect and consideration is maintained at all times
• To demonstrate a high level of personalised skill and care in medication, ensuring medication is prompted/assisted as necessary and check sheets are completed
• To undertake essential domestic duties including cleaning, laundry and ironing
• To undertake purchasing provisions to provide for an adequate, balanced and stimulating diet where necessary
• To assist the client with managing their finances where necessary including collection pensions, paying bills in line with Company procedures
• To make referrals for additional equipment or services needed by the client
• To effectively liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding client care
• To ensure all administrative processes, documentation, client records and files are effectively managed
• To consistently ensure all Health and Safety and care safety standards / practices are a priority and are adhered to at all times;

Applicants will be entering CQC care settings and therefore will need to be able to present a valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate

Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : Three Colt Street, Tower Hamlets Homes
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £14.55

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Operative to join the newly formed Response Team in Environmental Services who have a focus on estate drainage, internal blockages to resident properties and communal cleaning improvements, ensuring that the Response Team provides a high quality service, delivering cleaner, safer, well maintained estates and excellent customer focussed services.
You will also be liaising directly with residents and contractors and answering queries with due regard to health and safety issues at all times.

What you’ll offer us:

• Experience of clearing blockages in Council Tenant’s W.C’s, baths, sinks, and kitchen sinks and in both associated runs and stacks on Council Estates
• Experience of using equipment and vehicles as appropriate to the task in hand.
• Experience of delivering excellent service to customers.
• Experience of delivering cleaning work programmes and associated caretaking and improvement works

It is an essential requirement that you have a good standard of literacy as good communication, both written and verbal, is a key feature of the role. You must also hold a full UK driving license. Relevant mandatory and on the job training will be provided as well as training to support your ongoing development.

Job Category : Manual Labour
Location : Three Colt Street, Tower Hamlets Homes
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £13.30
2 Gardeners with Cat B driving license required
Job Purpose:
To carry out gardening and horticultural maintenance to horticultural features, grass areas and natural features, under the direction of a Lead Gardener to give a high quality service that delivers cleaner, safer and well maintained estates and excellent customer service.

Education and Experience
Essential Criteria
A minimum of 2 years’ experience as an assistant Gardener or Gardener.
Basic gardening skills to include cultivation of soils, pruning of shrubs & Roses.

Desirable Criteria
PA1a & PA6a certificates.
Knowledge of minor landscaping works.
To be qualified to GNVQ Level 2 Horticulture or equivalent.
Previous experience of ride-on mowers, pedestrian mowers, strimmers, blowers, hedge cutters, pole saws.

Knowledge
Essential Criteria
A working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements including Manual Handling & COSHH, Work at Heights, and machinery use.

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : Civic Centre, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.11
HR Consultant with employee relations experience and dealing with complex casework to help in our HR Consultancy Team supporting managers with Disciplinary, Grievance and Sickness cases.
MAIN PURPOSE:

1. The HR Consultant will provide an effective, efficient and proactive employee relations service which:

a) Supports the achievement of the Council’s HR Strategy and the business aims and objectives of clients and the Council;
b) Promotes best practice and enables the Council to meet their legal employment responsibilities; and
c) Represent the Council’s interests in employment decisions taken by managers where it is appropriate to do so.

2. Undertake project work as required.

KNOWLEDGE

A working knowledge of current employment law and good employment practice, and their application in the workplace.
An appreciation of the contribution that performance management processes can make to service improvement.
An understanding of equalities issues in relation to employment and service delivery
Commercial awareness.

Knowledge of local government challenges and associated employment law issues and implications.

EXPERIENCE

Proven experience as a generalist HR/employee relations practitioner.
Proven experience of working effectively in partnership with others.

QUALIFICATIONS
Have achieved, or be actively studying, for appropriate CIPD qualification or have proven experience as a generalist HR/ employee relations practitioner

Job Category : Financial
Location : Watling House, Central Bedfordshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.50

The main purpose of the role is to undertake telephone call appointments and/or home visits to gather financial information and evidence from clients to support the financial assessment process for care services and to advise clients on the charging process, then to carry out the completion of financial assessments. To provide advice to clients on potential benefits they can claim and how to access additional follow up assistance with the Pension Service and other agencies. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills to liaise with our clients or their representatives and care management teams. The successful candidate will be customer focused, organised and able to work independently but also work collaboratively and be a supportive team player. An up to date knowledge of benefits would be an advantage but training will be provided as appropriate. Use of a car, full driving licence with business cover is needed.

Job Category : Financial
Location : Central Library, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.00

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with financial awareness and experience of working in a busy team. You will need excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational and IT skills to join our established multi-agency, early intervention, community-based Service. The role supports five different teams within Children’s Social Care Early Intervention, working across 9 different venues within Bromley.
The working environment is highly pressured, with many externally driven non-negotiable deadlines across these different services. These deadlines often overlap and careful planning, organisation and creative thinking is required to prevent any of the services failing to achieve their reporting and financial deadlines. The post holder will be required to undertake a range of financial functions within a local authority financial environment and must be able to successfully: –
· Manage the daily financial tasks e.g. researching best value for money, ordering goods, raising / paying invoices
· Complete basic budget reconciliation in line with Financial Regulations
· Maintain and administer the various asset logs
· Staff the daily facilities and cleaning contract helpline for all remote sites within EIFS and maintain and action the respective Incident Logs
The multi-service support and extensive range of external customers and suppliers will require the successful candidate to have strong and effective communication and negotiation skills, in order to robustly challenge where necessary e.g. utility providers. There will be an expectation that you will support service improvement looking for ways to strengthen our financial processes, including reporting and accessibility of physically held supporting data required for auditing.
Applicants should enjoy working as part of a team, as well as independently. Flexibility is essential e.g. working peripatetically across different sites. Experience of working in partnership with a range of people is essential for the smooth running of the service. Applicants must demonstrate clear evidenced knowledge and application of the skills, abilities, knowledge as described in the person specification and be Qualified to Level 3 including English and Maths, or relevant financial experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified to Level 3 including English and Maths, or hold a recognised financial qualification, or significant relevant financial experience.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Lamby Way Cleansing Depot, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £8.91
x4 driver’s 6:00 – 14:00 Monday – Friday
x4 driver’s 10:00 – 18:00 Sat & Sun

Job Purpose:
To deliver an improved street scene through provision of cleansing and maintenance services
Duties and Responsibilities
Job Specific

1. General cleansing activities including litter picking (all land including parks and grass verges), leaf fall management, sweeping, digging out of channels, and litter bin emptying.
2. Removal of fly-tipped waste including furniture and bagged waste.
3. Ensure safe removal of hazardous and mixed wastes e.g. needles, broken glass oil and blood spillages, dead animals and faeces.
4. Act as point of contact for customer to advise of litter and environmental issues and take ownership of issues using own initiative to report or address these accordingly.
5. Provision of (internal) cleansing services such as hoovering and cleaning of public conveniences.
6. Assist with gritting activities during the winter period by filling and distributing grit bags and grit, digging out snow and footpaths.
7. Using power tools such as jet washers, hand mowers, blowers, hedge cutters and strimmers and drills.
8. Install bins to pavement slabs or asphalt.
9. Clean and paint street furniture such as cabinets, benches, railings and signs.
10. Rope working on steep inclines to clear litter and fly tipping.
11. BaBasic traffic management to support cleansing activities on highways – cones and signage.
12. Driving and maintaining vehicles and completing all relevant paperwork such as drivers daily return sheets, defect book and accident forms.
    sic inspection of playground equipment in Parks

Job Category : Human Resources
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £13.47

About the Job
We are looking for someone with a strong Adult Social Care market background to support and maintain our priorities with care providers. Previous experience of working in recruitment would be advantageous.
Our website allows us to be the one stop shop in West Sussex for information on working in care, advertising vacancies, and encouraging candidates to join the care market and apply for a job.
This is a diverse role communicating with and supporting the market daily, gathering soft intelligence, information and data and working with a range of stakeholders to influence and support quality workforce development in West Sussex.

Join us – Make a difference in our communities
• West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. The Proud to Care Team supports Adults Social Care employers to promote jobs in care as work/careers of choice to help close the rising workforce shortfall. This is to support the care market external to the Council operating in West Sussex.
• The Health and Social Care Act sets out a range of responsibilities for all local authorities and these include provision of information and advice, market shaping, managing service availability and preventing provider failure and other service interruptions.
The care and support markets are currently experiencing unprecedented challenges, with continuous operational and financial pressures at a national and local level.

As a team our priorities include:
• Promote the Proud to Care offer to job seekers and care providers
• Deliver engaging marketing and communication activity for job vacancies in the Adults Social Care sector across West Sussex
• Promote career pathways within the care sector including apprenticeships
• Recruit more care workers to improve the conversion of expressions of interest into vacancy fulfilment
• Offer direct support to West Sussex care providers on recruitment and retention
• Collaborate with Adults Commissioning & Contracts colleagues to support business needs

Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £32.97
PART TIME OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN RESPONSE (DUTY AND ASSESSMENT)
We can consider:
3 days per week
Full time over 4 days
9 Day Fortnights

Duty rota current operates 1 week on (expected to be on site) and 2 weeks hybrid – managing your own diary and visits as required, so can work where you work best (home, other offices etc)
As we increase and staff our new 4th team, this will move to a 1 week on 3 week write up etc.
Previous experience in Front door or Child Protection is desired, immediate interviews and starts.
Full training and support provided; using Signs of Safety (model of practise) and Mosaic IT Systems.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : 42 York Street, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.00
Home to school driver

Job Category : Public Health (Windsor & Maidenhead)
Location : Town Hall, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 22.50
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.20

specialist community public health nurses (health visitor )
About the role
The Health Visitor will work as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) at NHS Band 6 equivalent level within the community as a member of the Health Visiting Team. The Health Visitor will offer a comprehensive public health nursing service in accordance with AfC’s Health Visiting Standard Operational Procedures and the Public Health England ‘Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years’. They will assess each child and family health needs, using the appropriate assessment and risk assessment tools and ensure that at each contact with a child an assessment of the health and developmental needs are documented. Actions will include the development and implementation of outcome focused care plans and evaluation of the care given and this is done in partnership with clients.
The Health Visitor will be required to assess child protection concerns in relation to children and young people and to discuss these concerns with colleagues and to take appropriate action in line with the RBWM Safeguarding Partnership guidance. This can include decisions to breach confidentiality where this is in the best interest of the child or young person. The Health Visitor will support the child, young person and family throughout this process and to ensure that they are kept informed at all times and actively participate in child protection supervision.

The Health Visitor will develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups. They will provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and support the team in the development of evidence based practice. The post holder will establish effective working relationships with members of the Primary Health Care Team, Midwives, Children Centres, School Nurses, allied professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for families and children within the borough.

Qualifications
Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
RGN/RMH/RMW/ Dip HE (Child/adult/Learning disabilities) and Nursing and Midwifery Council membership. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Skills and experience
Knowledge of relevant theory that informs practice delivery for example Health Child Programme
Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with
Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making
Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Children’s Act) and national policy drivers that will affect children’s services and your role .
Holds a recognised non-medical Prescriber qualification and to prescribe from the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners according to agreed protocols and policies. Attends regular prescribing updates relevant to their practice.
Experience of developing and facilitating Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Thornhill Cemetery And Crematorium, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £9.62

Receptionist.

To receive calls from the public and service users and offer relevant information or refer callers onto the appropriate person.
Present (first point of contact) sympathetic service to callers and visitors.
Meet and greet families arriving to reception to attend burials and witness scatters.
Carryout initial cremation bookings using bespoke software.
Manage the generic email account and respond to any general enquiries or pass onto relevant staff member.
Responsible for opening daily mail and recording where necessary and distributing to appropriate staff.
Ensure correct collation/distribution of all outgoing mail and correspondence.
Operate the postal franking machine.
Accepting payments by cash, cheque and card in accordance with financial regulations.
Operating till and daily reconciliation of the till in accordance with financial regulations.
Assist with the processing of the application forms for ‘Book of Remembrance’ entries’ and to provide help and advice on other memorial options.
Sending of Remembrance Books to calligrapher by courier at required times and checking of entries on return.
Responsible for ordering and stock control of stationary.
Conduct record searches using cemetery plans and historical records dating back to 1857 to assist members of public.

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : Central Library, Bromley Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.11

Family Support Practitioner

The post holder will be required to coordinate a caseload and deliver focused appropriate support to families under pressure, as well as deliver parenting and other evidence-based classes across a cluster of Children and Family Centres and in other venues within the borough as well as virtually.
Helping families make changes to their lives by being tenacious and challenging but supportive, is absolutely key. Knowledge and application of completing holistic family assessments and goal setting is essential as is an understanding of the CAF process and the role of Lead Professional.
The work is hard but seeing how you have helped a family achieve change is a huge reward. However, a commitment to families isn’t enough, your support needs to enable sustained change for families and you must have the ability to keep accurate records and follow policy and documentation procedures. Applicants should enjoy working as part of a team, as well as independently.
Evidence of candidates’ experience of working in partnership with a range of agencies in order to deliver positive and effective outcomes for the families will be required. Working flexibly to meet the needs of families is essential, this could be early morning, evening and/or weekends. Home visiting and other face to face contact, as well as virtual contact, during COVID is required. Applicants must demonstrate a genuine respect for families, a belief in the benefits of life-long learning, and knowledge of issues faced by families and services to support them.
This should reflect equally on their own development and use of supervision. A professional qualification in either Education, Social Services, Health or Youth and Community work, or significant relevant experience is required
EXPERIENCE
managing a family support caseload across a range of issues and complexity levels
working with children, young people and families, particularly those who find services hard to engage
facilitating groups, specifically, but not exclusively, evidence based parenting programmes
working flexibly and creatively within a pressurised environment
achieving value for money
multi‑agency working at all levels
working either in Education, Social Services, Health, Youth and Community or the voluntary sector.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. A relevant professional qualification in Community work, Social Care, Education, Health, or Youth work or a degree and/or significant experience in a relevant related field.

Job Title : Senior Practitioner – Childrens (LBR12)
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Redbridge Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
£35 per hour
SPECIALIST SECTION 47 SENIOR PRACTITIONER

The Redbridge Child Protection and Assessment Team (R&A) Service are looking for experienced Senior Social Workers. The right candidate is required to have a minimum of three years relevant experience, in Referral and Assessment. The SSW will undertake Child and Family Assessments, S47 inquiries, write ICPC reports and initial court statements, viability assessments, age assessments and CIN plans. The work will be their own case load and/or support NQSW with s.47 through joint working, it will depend on where the demand is in the service each given duty week.

The candidates must come into the office , there is some working from home flexibility but it is not the default position. Workers must be prepared as senior workers to be on standby to support as and when required. Child Protection cases require face to face visits. The candidate must be willing to come in and perform front line duties.

This is not a step up opportunity and step ups will not be considered. Please do not submit candidates that require higher hourly rates, need a flexible arrangement or do not met the spec. This position is very specific and based on service need.
Starts are immediate and up to 2 weeks MAXIMUM please do not submit candidates with 4 weeks notice periods.

Job Category : Interims
Location : RIVER PARK HOUSE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 40.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £350.00
Must have 5 year experience
Remote working/ school visits required
DBS Essential
A recognised qualification in a Mechanical & Electrical discipline at level 3 or above desirable.
Working Knowledge of Gas Safety, Fire Safety, Electrical Safety, Water Hygiene Safety, Asbestos Management, Lift Safety
Solid background and experience in managing/overseeing statutory compliance regimes within the corporate & commercial sector

Job Category : Administration
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 27.75
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.41
Working within the Proud to Care Team
The postholder will be required to travel to Chichester for induction and initial training for 2-3 days per week for the first couple of weeks. After training is complete, the work can be done predominantly from home, with the requirement to attend Chichester or Worthing for team meetings (likely to be fortnightly or monthly). There will also be additional travel around West Sussex required to visit care services & attend recruitment events, in the New Year. Please do not submit any candidates who cannot commit to this.
Required Experience & Skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Key Skills

1. Ability to manage changing priorities and multi-task.
2. Extremely organised, with exceptional attention to detail.
3. Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships with care market providers and job seekers.
4. Ability to support and work in a small busy team where teamwork is a priority.
5. To deliver first class customer service to the West Sussex care market and people considering a job in care.

Qualifications and/or experience

⦁ A-Level qualifications, or equivalent, to include English & Maths.
⦁ Sound administrative experience with demonstrable evidence of effectively prioritising work and meeting deadlines.
⦁ A background in a customer service environment would be preferable.
⦁ Demonstrable evidence of providing a customer focused service.
⦁ Demonstrable evidence of resolving routine problems and issues such as booking and rearranging appointments and handling customer priorities professionally whilst delivering to the aims of the team.

Job Title : Care Assistant – Holmpark Birmingham
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified (Central)
Location : Holmpark Birmingham
Salary: Day £8.91 Night: £9.03
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 19:00
End Time : 07:00

We are looking for Care assistants to cover part time and full time day & night shifts. Both positions are a 12 hour shift pattern either 8am – 8pm or 8pm to 8am. Full time will be 4 /days/nights per week. we still promote flexible working and a flexible work pattern can be discussed.

Job Purpose and Context
⦁ To enable customers to lead as active and independent lives as possible by providing holistic and personal care.

⦁ To promote choice to customers in their daily living by providing care which meets Care Quality Commissions (CQC) fundamental
standards and supports happy living for the years ahead

Knowledge and Understanding
⦁ Ability to read, understand and complete / contribute to care plans.
⦁ Health and safety in the workplace.
⦁ Manual handling procedures.
⦁ Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
⦁ Food hygiene.
⦁ Mental Capacity Act
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection within a care setting.

Experience
No prior experience of working in a care environment is required

Key Activities
Provide person centered care and support (including laundry, housekeeping and kitchen duties) as identified in the care plan, whilst promoting choice and enabling customers to maintain independence and dignity.
Assist in keeping the location clean, safe and odour free for customers.
Maintain and complete accurate documentation of all care and support undertaken. Recognise, document and report any changes in the care plan, and participate in customer reviews as required