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Home Care Assistant Cowbridge

Job Specification

Job Title: Home Care Assistant
Hours: Full & Part-Time
Location: Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan & Surrounding Areas
Salary: Depending on Experience, Competitive

Brief Summary of Responsibilities

• To look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of the Clients using a client-centred approach
• To observe and promote the Client’s choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment and other rights
• To create and maintain good professional relationships with Clients, their family and friends
• To actively support other Care Workers
• To adhere to all regulatory and statutory obligations and Cwtch Care Ltd policies, procedures and guidelines.

Experience
• Experience of providing high standards of care provision
• Experience of meeting the needs and support of Clients
• Must have Full Driving Licence
• Must be flexible and available to work evenings and weekends when needed.

Personal Specification

Education/Training
• Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent e.g. NVQ2) or working towards qualification. Desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

Skills and Abilities
• Strives to reach the highest standards in care
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and non-verbally
• Compassionate, patient and empathetic
• Flexible and approachable with a positive attitude, even under pressure
• Self-motivated and works on own initiative
• Deals with emergencies and difficult situations
• Records with accuracy and detail
• Team player
• Commitment to own professional and personal development.

Benefits Include

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Mileage Allowance
• Uniform Provided
• Opportunities to Progress.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Opportunity to work towards a recognised qualification (QCF, NVQ Level 2, 3)
• Premium Rates for Bank Holidays and work after 7pm

simply fill in the application and click "submit"

Care Support Worker

1. Personal Details

First

2. Preferred Hours

Preferred Hours *
Are you fully flexible?

3. Training & Development

4. Employment History

5. Information In Support Of Your Application

(Skills, Abilities & Experience)

6. Convictions / Disqualifications

To ensure the safety of our clients/members a DBS check (formally CRB) must be completed for all positions. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position at Cwtch Care Ltd. If a check is returned and reveals any information, this will be discussed with the applicant. The Manager will make a decision as to whether the offer of employment should be withdrawn.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)(Amendment) Order 1986

We would draw your attention to the following statement:-

 

“Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986.  Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provisions of the Act”.

 

Please provide details below if you have been convicted of a criminal offence or been the subject of a conditional discharge or probation order. (Past criminal proceedings are not necessarily an obstacle to taking up a post. This occurs only where the offence/s is/are deemed relevant. Any details will be discussed with you should you be the successful candidate based on your supporting statement, interview and tests).

7. References

Please give the detail of two references – Please include their full name, address, contact details and their relationship to you

References

We will take up professional references once you have been interviewed and provisionally offered the post.  Please make sure that you have given the full contact details of your referees so that this does not delay processing reference requests.

If you have no employer references, we will take up references with named individuals at colleges where you have studied, or people who know you in a professional capacity.  Please do not put down family members or people you live with as referees

8. Declaration

Statement to be Signed by the Applicant

Please complete the following declaration and sign it in the appropriate place below. If this declaration is not completed and signed, your application will not be considered.

I agree that Cwtch Care Ltd can create and maintain computer and paper records of my personal data and that this will be processed and stored in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

I confirm that all the information given by me on this form is correct and accurate and I understand that if any of the information I have provided is later found to be false or misleading, any offer of employment may be withdrawn, or employment terminated.

Please tick to confirm that you have a Full UK Driving License and that you have your own vehicle.

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Alternatively

Make an appointment to come and fill one in by calling 02921 885 559 our office is located at:

2nd Floor
Dyffryn House (South)
Dyffryn Business Park
Llantwit Major Road
Cowbridge
CF71 7GQ.

-The Cwtch Team

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