We are urgently seeking carers to join our growing team in Medway. Our clients are based across Medway and the surrounding areas, including Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham. You will be given a 16 hour contract per week for evening and weekend work.
We need carers who are truly committed to the people they are caring for. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile for our clients. Our clients are often very vulnerable people who need help to remain in their own home. We want to ensure that they can do this with dignity and a sense of independence.
As a carer you will be fully trained to assist our clients with the following:
- medication management
- moving and handling
- infection control
- personal care
- food hygiene
- safeguarding vulnerable people
- treating people with dignity and respect
- dementia care
You must be a driver for this carer role and you must be available to work evenings and weekends as part of your contract.
Requirements
No former care experience is required but our key requirements of any carer includes:
- Personable and empathetic
- Passionate about care in the community
- Able to deal with challenging situations
Benefits
You will be given a 16 hour per week guaranteed contract for working evenings and weekends. You will also receive:
- Fully paid training
- Paid holiday
- Pension scheme
- 24 hours support from our trained office staff
- 9.60 per hour paid travel time
- 35p per mile mileage pay
Here at Domiciliary Care Experts we specialise in working with service users and their families who require care in their own home. We offer a tailor made service of person centred care. Our visit times range from 30 minutes to full live in support. We also have our own complex care department, DCE Complex Care, that can provide care for people who have more complex care health needs with support workers who are fully trained and competent with tracheostomy care, gastrostomy care, epilepsy management, acquired brain injury and spinal cord injuries.
We have achieved Good in all areas in our recent CQC inspection with some positive feedback including:
There was a positive culture at the service and staff were well-motivated. Staff comments included, "They are a nice office to talk to, they are understanding, and the staff get along well. It's a nice team and community.
"The best thing about the company is about how supportive [the manager] is. If I have an issue, they will rectify it. The way they speak to you is good."