Community Care Worker

Belfast Trust Area - East Belfast

Northern Trust Areas - Ballycastle, Larne, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Bushmills, Glens of Antrim, Garvagh, Portrush, Portstewart, Coleraine, Ballyclare, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus and Portglenone.

South Eastern Trust Areas - Bangor, Donaghadee, Holywood, and Newtownards

Join our Community Care team where our Clients are at the heart of everything we do.

We take pride in you as a Carer as you are the backbone of our community services. We invest heavily in providing you with quality training and continuing support.

With the number of people in Northern Ireland needing care at home continually increasing, we need people just like you to help care for these people domiciliary sharing our values of Teamwork & Partnership, Quality & Best Practice, Openness & Honesty, and most importantly, Kindness, Understanding and Respect. 

If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return:

• Excellent pay rates 
• Joining Bonus paid after 3 months in your role 
• Highest Bank Holiday rates
• Market-leading training – our staff comment on how they feel most equipped to do their job after receiving our specialised training
• Permanent contract with guaranteed hours (No zero-hour contracts)
• Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Discount card
• No upfront cost for your Access NI
• Free uniform
• Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £100 bonus
• Quick turnaround for interview and induction
• Career progression & further education opportunities
• Daily support from the office team
  

• Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
• Provide refreshments and light snacks.
• Prompt and administer medication.
• Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
• Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as. hoists and slide sheets.
• Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
• Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.
  

• Having a desire to care for adults in their home and help them maintain their independence
• Full driving license
• Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
• Access to own mobile phone
• No previous experience required (full training will be provided)
  

Day Shift: 7am – 6pm  Evening Shift: 6pm – 11pm 

* to provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift.  Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.

If you have the desire to care for adults in their homes, helping them maintain their independence and meet the essential criteria above then we want to hear from you!

We are an equal opportunities and real living wage employer

Community Care Jobs - Optimum Care Group

www.optimumcaregroup.co.uk/job-opportunities

Or contact us on 028 9182 8999