Job Introduction
The role:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at Avon View as a Senior Care and Community Services Officer.
Avon View is a residential home on the outskirts of Christchurch offering accommodation for clients over 3 floors providing nursing, palliative, residential and dementia care. We work in a person-centred way providing support for people living with complex care needs.
Your main responsibilities:
- Ensuring that the needs of clients are assessed and care plans are developed, implemented and monitored.
- Supporting the Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the service.
- The safe administration and ordering of medication.
- Supervision and management of staff.
- Working to required standards to comply with CQC guidelines.
The successful candidate should have:
- Experience working within a residential service.
- Knowledge of relevant Community Care legislation.
- An understanding of Risk Assessment and Health & Safety.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
Full-time – 37 hours per week
Who we are:
We provide high quality care and support to older people; people with physical and learning disabilities; people with mental health needs; dementia; carers and clients’ families. This extends to respite care for families and carers.
We operate services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranging from Residential Homes, Day Services, Supported Living sites and Reablement Home Care.
What we offer:
- Generous Holiday Allowance: 31 days excluding statutory bank holidays, rising to 34 with length of service.
- Occupational Sick Pay: We offer an enhanced occupational sick pay scheme from your very first day with us, ensuring you’re cared for when you need it most.
- Career Progression: excellent opportunities to develop and learn.
- Employee Assistance Programme: We offer a confidential, free of charge, support network. This service offers a 24/7 helpline and vital wellbeing services to support you whilst at work.
- Company Contributory Pension Scheme, we contribute 3%
- Blue Light discount eligibility (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)
To apply please visit: Tricuro vacancies (current-vacancies.com)
