Adhoc hours available at residential home in Gillingham, support elderly persons to live independently.

Care / Support Worker - Elderly & Dementia
Gillingham
Temporary - adhoc shift cover
Varied Shifts
£9.77+ per hour inclusive of holiday pay


Company/Organisation:
Founded over 50 years ago this Kent based care organisation provide support across both adult and children services. With a variety of support services across Kent they operate day centres, residential homes and supported living facilities.
They are currently looking for additional support at one of their residential homes in Gillingham, this home typically offers quality respite, rehabilitation and dementia care service for elderly persons.

Role:
You will work within a friendly team providing support to elderly persons in a residential home. You would be expected to assist with a wide range of duties including personal care, meal times, medication, emotional support and activities.

Skills/Experience required:

* A minimum of 6 months experience within a similar care setting in the last 2 years
* Experience with providing support and care to elderly persons
* Experience with providing support and care to persons with dementia
* Availability to be flexible for shifts across days and nights
* The sensitivity required to provide a trusting and stimulating environment along with being passionate about supporting people.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a good team player
* A genuine desire to make a real difference in people's lives
* You will be positive and willing to create and follow a personalised service to every individual that you support.
* Be available to support in whatever capacity is required by an individual to nurture their path to independence.
* You will be subject to a DBS check or ideally signed up to the update service
* You will also be subject to Hays compliance checks.


Benefits:

* Competitive hourly pay rate available
* DBS support if you are not on the update service
* Access to online training courses
* Opportunity to work with other Hays clients on an adhoc basis


What you need to do now
If you are an experienced support/care worker and are interested in this role click 'apply now' or forward an up to date copy of your CV to Maria or call 01622 235689 .
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