Directorate: Adults & Health   

Job Title: Independence Support Worker (Care Assistant) – Collins House, Extra Care, Community Home Care

Location: Thurrock  

Band: B     

Salary: £25,731 - £27.870 per annum pro rata to hours worked

Hours: Various hours across our teams

Benefits of working at Thurrock Council:-

Employee Assistant Programme and First Care Health Support for Employee and close family Access to Local Government Pension Scheme Health & Well Being Initiatives Discounts in Local Shops and Stores Childcare Vouchers Uniform provided Mandatory Training at no cost Enhanced DBS required at no cost Care Certificate training provided Paid Annual Leave

Are you the kind of person that believes all people should live long, happy and healthy lives? Making their own decisions, staying connected with friends and family and maintaining a community life.

If you are why don’t you come and work for Thurrock Council – we are a progressive organisation that is wholly committed to providing quality first care to all our local residents.

We provide care and support for clients in their own homes or in our Care Home in Corringham via single or double handed calls. The services provide care 365 days a year.

We are currently looking for Independence Support Workers (carers) who can work within Thurrock in either our Community Homecare team, Extra Care Housing Complex in Grays or at Collins House, our Care Home in Corringham. We also regularly require casual staff to support with staff absence – if you think you could support us working alongside experienced staff then please apply.

All our services run on 7 hour shifts starting between 6 and 7 in the morning and 2 and 3 in the afternoon.  All rotas cover both early and late shifts and weekends (2 out of 4). 

Full Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle required for working in the Community – mileage paid at 45p per mile.

The Council supports the Covid-19 vaccination programme and encourages staff delivering front-line care services to take up the offer of double vaccination.

The successful candidate will need to have a professional attitude at all times and have knowledge around the understanding of Dementia, Challenging behaviours and Manual Handling – training also provided.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for Adults is required at enhanced plus adults barred list level

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Kayleigh Arthurton on 075238 04089 or Janine Wildman on 07708 509530.

Advert Closing Date Redeployment Only: 12th December 2024 Internal & External: 5th January 2025 Interview Date: 13th January 2025
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