Care Worker (Ada Belfield)

Derbyshire County Council services reach everyone who lives in or visits Derbyshire, which is why we believe in working in partnership with our communities to ensure we meet their needs and expectations.

Our Care Workers are part of our well established and committed teams, and we are looking to add more dedicated people to come and join us at Ada Belfield Care Centre

Our residents will need you to:

• Wear a warm smile, every day and even on the difficult days
• Listen, learn, remember, reminisce, repeat.
• Be kind, patient and understanding....always.
• Sing and dance (badly or brilliantly), laugh, even at bad jokes and make them laugh along with you
• Try to make everything OK, even when you are not sure what is wrong
• Be a world class hand holder.
• Get to know them so well that you know what they need, even when they can't tell you themselves
• Care for them with dedication, patience and kindness
• Know that you can make a difference and that you can make someone feel safe, loved and happy

Here at Ada Belfield Care Centre ......

Our dedicated and passionate team provide both a home for adults who need long term residential care, tailoring support to enable individuals to live their lives in the most fulfilling way.

Ada Belfield is an award-winning purpose-built building, set in the centre of Belper, providing an idyllic environment, with beautiful gardens for residents to enjoy, spaces for entertainment and activities, a hairdresser, a café, close to the town centre shops and all linked to the local library.

Working in care can be demanding and at Ada Belfield we support our staff, the team is hard working, caring and approachable, pulling together to support each other through challenging times, and bringing fun and happiness to the day to day routines. We are easy to reach, with good bus and train routes.

What will I be doing:

• Supporting people with personal care, domestic tasks, medication and health related activities in line with agreed personal care plans.
• Providing support which helps to meet social and emotional needs.
• Assisting in tasks which support individuals to maintain their independence.

• Completing records in respect of; Personal Service Plans, logs, reviews and admissions.
• Liaising with colleagues, other agencies, people with a range of complex needs and their families/carers.
• Ensuring the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of the individual and adhering to the departments' recording systems.
• Other ad-hoc activities

What skills and experience do you need to have:

• Experience of caring for other people (work based, voluntary or personal).
• Understanding of and empathy with the needs of vulnerable people
• Ability to communicate with and relate to a wide range of clients
• Understanding of the principles of treating others with dignity and respect
• Ability to follow routines, carry out set care plans, record and monitor changes in individual condition
• Ability to work with a range of service users as part of a team and alone
• Ability to work flexibly over a regular shift pattern to include days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays

What we offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Developmental support for your career
• and much

For more information on the role, please read the full Job and Person profile attached to this vacancy.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Provisional interview date -TBC

Please note: Negotiations are currently underway with an established care provider to take over the running of Ada Belfield care home as part of our transformation programme to reshape our in-house care services.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern