Domiciliary Care Worker

We are recruiting Domiciliary Care Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 14 hours per week. These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below.
Contract Type: Permanent/Part Time
Location: Community based

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Home Assistance Reablement Team (HART).

We pay an attractive salary of £9,990 - £10,648 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

H.A.R.T supports adults living within Caerphilly County Borough by working closely with health and community partners to ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time in their own homes.

As a member of our assessment service, you will provide short-term support to individuals during their care and support assessment process. You will regularly update key workers on progress and work across all HART services.

Depending on the level of support required, this role may involve working alone or alongside a colleague. We offer tailored, work-based training designed to enhance your existing skills and help you develop new ones.

Various contracts are available.

Does this sound like the right job for you? If so, we will provide you with the following:

• Comprehensive induction.
• Training to promote your continued professional development.
• An embedded risk assessment model.
• Regular supervision, annual appraisal and opportunities for reflective practice.
• Supportive and experienced Monitoring officers and Seniors.
• Visible and strong leadership from the Senior Management Team.
  
  

We welcome applications from experienced staff or people wanting to start a career in care.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Knowledge of domiciliary care regulations.
• Experience of providing / assisting with care, either in present / previous employment or for a family member.
• Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings, visit individuals.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sian Howell on 01443 873556 or email howels6@caerphilly.gov.uk or Kelly-Ann Cegielski on 01443 864717 or email cegiek1@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport, or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules 2023 set out the requirement for all residential childcare workers, domiciliary care workers, adult care home workers, residential family centre workers to be registered with Social Care Wales within six months from your start date in post.

Permanent positions will require you to work flexibly including weekend and Bank Holiday work.