Home Carer Nights

About the job

Salary: £24,404 - £24,790 a year
Hours per week: 20
Contract type: Permanent

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Luton Council is looking for dedicated Home Carers (Nights) to join our supportive team providing essential care services across the borough. As a Home Carer, you will play a vital role in supporting vulnerable adults to maintain their independence and dignity in their own homes. You’ll work overnight shifts and contribute to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Key Responsibilities: Provide care and support in accordance with individual care plansPromote and support customers' independenceBuild and maintain positive relationships with service users, families, and professionalsComplete written records and forms accurately and promptlyFollow health and safety procedures, including manual handling tasksAdhere to confidentiality and data protection policiesWork effectively both independently and as part of a supportive team

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Some experience in a care role (formal or informal)
• Able to prioritise tasks and work to high standards without supervision
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of equality, diversity, and the impact of discrimination
• Awareness of the needs of adults in social care settings
• Understanding of confidentiality in care environments
• Ability to travel across the borough
• Physically able to undertake manual handling and mobility support tasks
• Able to work flexible shifts, including changing rotas, weekends, evenings, and bank holidays

Qualifications:

• QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), or willingness to achieve this within 12 months of appointment

Shift Pattern:

• Night shifts – flexibility required

Other requirements

• This post is only open to female applicants due to a genuine occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010, to provide personal care with dignity and respect in sensitive situations.

You will be providing high-quality care and support to a range of clients, including both female and male individuals, in their own homes. This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English If you are compassionate, resilient, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: L2 Home Carer JD&PS.pdf