Care Worker (Relief) inCaerphilly inCaerphilly PUBLISHED 19 SEP 2024

Summary


We are recruiting for a Care Worker (Relief) to join our passionate and committed team in our Extra Care service in Blackwood. This is a fully flexible, permanent position. This service needs to be staffed 24/7 so you will be required to work various shift patterns including days, evenings and weekends as part of a rolling rota. Day shifts are typically split between 7am-11pm, with sleeps ins as extra. If you would like the opportunity to work with some truly amazing people please read on…..


Overview



Who are Pobl Group?


Pobl Group are a proud employer of over 2,300 colleagues providing diverse services and making a difference in communities throughout Wales. Our Care team provides registered care services throughout South Wales at dozens of locations and for a wide range of customers.

Pobl means ‘People’ and people really are at the heart of everything we do. We support some truly amazing people to live positive, independent lives in their own home and help get them where they want to be in life.


What is the role?


This service is the home of 42 residents with individual personalities and different support needs including some with dementia.

As an Extra Care service, the individuals we support here are 55+and live in their own self-contained flat.


Duties Will Include

• Ensuring health and wellbeing of residents.
• Providing personal care and emotional support.
• Medication administration.
• Participating in stimulating activities.
• Involving residents in a person-centred approach.
  
  

What skills and experience do you need?


A background of working with older people is desired, but not necessary as full training and support from senior staff and management is provided.  More important are;

• Excellent communication skills, with an enthusiastic and positive outlook
• Ability to respond to people’s emotional, psychological, social and spiritual needs
• The confidence to work as part of a team in a sometimes-challenging environment, using your own initiative
• The desire to develop skills, undertaking appropriate training courses when offered
  
  

What are the pay and benefits?

• £12.15 per hour
• Sleep in rate - £62.64
• Pension scheme
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service
• Health Cash Plan
• Savings Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eyecare plan
• Give as You Earn charity donation scheme
• Gym and shopping discounts
• Training and progression opportunities – including QCF Level 3 training to qualify you as a Care Worker.
  
  

FREDIE


At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.


What do you need to do now?


If you have the skills and motivation required to be our next difference maker, please apply now. We will just require an up-to-date CV along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you.

We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.