FirstCol is a Care Agency enabling elderly and those with disabilities to experience a better quality of life in the comfort of their own homes by supporting with things like: Taking Medication, Personal Care, Meal Preparation, Shopping and Light domestic duties.
What we are looking for:
· A positive, warm and caring professional
· Reliable and hardworking individual
· Ability to develop strong relationships with clients and other carers
· Someone who offers great Customer Service and always willing to go the extra mile
· Experience isn’t necessary, full training and support will be provided
What we offer:
· Competitive rates of pay
· All our staff mandatory training PLUS additional courses to suit their personal development
· A job where you can make a difference, and join other like-minded carers
· Holidays: Up to 28 days holiday
· Free Uniform, PPE and Health & Safety Kit bag
· Exciting Career Progression opportunities and a proven path for carer development
· High Street Staff Perks/Benefits
· Referral Bonus
Duties Include:
· Assisting the Registered Manager in recruiting care workers
· Producing care workers’ rotas and managing staff through roster software
· Informing care staff and clients of changes as they occur, ensuring a smooth delivery of care
· To receive and process new referrals before care commences
· Ensure that where needs assessments are carried out, a support personalised plan is created
· Accepting care packages and assigning care workers to service users in an appropriate manner
· Liaising with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders as part of multi-agency approach
· Arranging care reviews and risk assessments for service users with the Field Care Supervisor
· Participating in the branch on-call rota/out of hours support
· Ensuring that our service complies with CQC requirements
· Ensuring that the highest standards of care are maintained at all times
· Working flexibly to cover week days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. This level of cover includes both administration and covering care calls.
This role requires a full driving licence and experience within a healthcare setting for 14 months
This role is subject to successful referencing and a DBS Check.
FirstCol is a Care Agency renowned for providing quality and reliable healthcare staffing solutions throughout the UK, since 2006. We work with NHS Trusts and private medical organisations. Specialising in supplying Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Allied Healthcare professionals, Support Workers and Cleaning/Kitchen staff. Our friendly teams work closely with our clients to find the staff they need, with the objective of delivering the best quality care to service users – Whilst maintaining our ethos, which is :- Coverage, Quality and Compliance
FirstCol is also a leading Homecare provider, established since 2006. We are run and managed by Senior Care Professionals and Registered Nurses. Between all of them they have over 60 years nursing and care experience. We are able to truly understand and accommodate the needs of our clients.