Permanent Full Time, Part-time and Relief Day and Night Care Workers

Role Responsibility

Looking for a meaningful career where you’ll be able to make a real difference to people’s lives every single day and whether you’re new to care or you’ve got years of experience, we have got the right job for you.

Through support, understanding and teamwork, you’ll be making a real difference to people’s everyday lives. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have previous experience, if you’re passionate about helping others, you’re the perfect candidate and if you are interested in getting qualifications, you can work towards them once you start the job.

Working in care can be flexible. Your hours are usually based on shift patterns, so you can find a work/life balance that suits you.

Your day-to-day might include: Assisting our service users with personal care such as showering and dressing, assisting people to eat and drink, supporting people with their daily activities, monitoring individual’s conditions, taking their temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and possibly helping with medication once fully trained and competent to do so and any other duties as delegated by the Team Leaders.

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 good command of spoken English, 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:

Douglas Chiweda

Email: Douglas.Chiweda@kent.gov.uk

Phone: 03000 415130 

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.