Care Worker - Westbrook House Integrated Care Centre

Role Responsibility

Permanent Care Worker Posts Westbrook House Integrated Care Centre

4 positions available as 1183 hours per annum, averaging 22.68 hours per week 

1 position available as 1053 hours per annum, averaging 20.19 hours per week

Westbrook House Integrated Care Centre are looking to recruit to five Permanent Care Worker positions. The service has 30 beds across two units offering provision of various services, ranging from rehabilitation and enablement services through to respite, assessment, and Day care services for older adults and those who are living with dementia.

You should have experience in health and social care, demonstrate high levels of person-centred care and have excellent communication and recording skills. You should be able to interact positively and effectively with service-users, colleagues, carer’s and professionals.  You must be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team, and be committed to maximising the independence, choice, rights, and the inclusion of older people. 

You must be flexible, reliable, and willing to work a rota which will include early and late shifts, weekends and bank holidays. You should have a Diploma/NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or demonstrate a willingness to undertake this qualification, and all other mandatory training that will be essential for the role.

Shifts are from 07.00 – 14.30 or 14.00 – 22.00.

You will need to complete a full induction programme.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Deborah Ford Registered Manager Deborah.Ford@kent.gov.uk 03000 422 237

or

Sharon Sanders Senior Team Leader Sharon.sanders@kent.gov.uk 03000422390

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.