Community Care / Support Worker

Community Support Worker

Dominic Care is a family run company which provides care and support to people in their own home, to remain as independent as possible. At Dominic Care we take pride in our employees who are hardworking, dedicated and loyal. We offer all contracted staff a free blue lite card which provides them numerous discounts to help with cost of living. Dominic Care has been running now for 14 years and over 25% of staff are long-serving, having been employed for more than 9 years and 37.5% employed more than 6 years.

Ideal candidates will be caring, respectful and good communicators.

Non-Driver Starter Rate: £11.50 per hour weekday, £12.00 per hour weekend

Driver Starter Rate: £13.00 per hour weekday, £15.00 per hour weekend

All pay rates are exclusive of holiday pay which is additional.

Typical Shift Pattern: Am Shift - 7am to 2pm, Pm shift - 4pm to 10pm. Two-week availability provided at interview with week and weekend days availability. Expectation for part-time staff to cover 2/8 weekend shifts and full-time to cover 4/8 weekend shifts. All staff are paid four weekly.

Additionally, the company pays an enhanced rate for bank holidays, mileage, recruitment and work incentive bonuses. Office also helps staff to acquire the blue lite card (reward and discount).

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To assist/enable Service Users with personal care – washing, bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, toileting and continence care.
2. To assist/enable Service Users with meal preparation.
3. To assist Service Users with light domestics associated with the previous responsibilities, such as washing up, bed making and laundry.
4. To assist/enable Service Users to comply with their prescribed medication and to maintain records as required.

All employees are expected to follow company policies and procedures, to follow Service Users care plans, to observe, record and report any concerns, absences or potential risk factors. Due to the nature of this work, confidentiality and data protection are vital requirements of the job role.

Dominic Care maintains a strong ethos of person-centred care, which means the individual should always be at the centre of the care provided. As a support worker for Dominic Care, we expect you to respect the needs and wishes of individual Service Users and to promote independence at all times when assisting with all aspects of daily living. In accordance with CQC regulations, clients should be provided choice and given where possible the opportunity and means to retain their independence. Therefore, the work requires you to be respectful and courteous of others, capable of working with others and thus good communication skills are vital. It is important to maintain a friendly, welcoming, cheerful and helpful disposition when engaging with clients so as to ensure an atmosphere that puts people at ease.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Paid Holiday
• Bonus schemes
• Company events & social hours
• Free or subsidised travel
• A fully paid DBS check
• Mandatory and enhancement training
• A role that offers further career opportunities and qualifications (Diplomas)
• Work mobile phone, equipped with work email