Residential Care Worker

Residential Care Worker   

The main purpose of the role is to provide a flexible and individualistic personal care service to residents appropriate to their physical, emotional and social care needs on an as and when basis. 

The main responsibilities of the role are: 

• To carry out personal care tasks such as assisting residents with bathing, mobility needs, rising/retiring, toileting and feeding as determined by agreed individual care-plans 

• To assist residents where possible to sustain maximum independence by encouraging them to work with you in the carrying out of domestic tasks such as bed making, tidying of bedrooms and meal-time tasks 

• To administer medication to residents under the supervision of Management Staff 

• To work with residents on an individual or group basis encouraging their participation in social, therapeutic and stimulating activities such as reminiscence work, reading, outings 

• To maintain high standards of care in working with older people with dementia in order that they may achieve their optimum level of personal functioning 

• To assist with the formulation and review of care plans, maintain written records and other information as required 

• To undertake as required appropriate courses of training 

• To work flexible hours on a seven-day rota basis which may include night service. 

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria: 

Proven paid experience of working with older people with dementia in a residential, community or hospital setting 

NVQ II in Direct Care or equivalent [desirable] 

Applicants will be subject to an enhanced Access NI disclosure www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice 

Age NI reserve the right to enhance the essential criteria to facilitate shortlisting. 

What Age NI can offer you: 

Salary: £11.44 per hour (rising to £12.21 on 1 April 2025) 

Hours: 40.5 hours (usually every other weekend off) 

Week 1: Mon, Tues, Saturday and Sunday 

Week 2: Monday (or Tues), Wed, Thur and Friday 

Contract: Permanent 

Annual Leave: 21 days (rising to 26 days after 4 years' service) plus 12 Bank Holidays 

Personal Pension Plan (contributions on qualifying earnings: 5% employer and 3% employee) 

Health Shield Cash Plan 

Free uniform 

Free training and development  

Free enhanced Access NI 

Free NISCC Registration 

10 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more 

Access to Benenden Health Care (for a small monthly fee) 

For an applicant pack, please e-mail recruitment@ageni.org or telephone the People & Development team on 028 9024 5729 or apply on-line at www.ageni.org  

Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 18 December 2024 

Age NI is committed to recruiting fairly.  An application form enables us to assess applicants consistently against the criteria for the role and for that reason we cannot accept CVs.   

Age NI is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone.