Assistant Care Manager

Salary: £27,000 – £27,600 per year

Our client is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation they are immensely proud of the quality of care they provide. They match their care givers to their clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables them to provide personalised support.

They have just received a 5 star rating from WorkBuzz and we are growing their team so come and join them.

Job Description

This is an exciting full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to progress and make a difference to the lives of the clients. 

As an Assistant Care Manager, you will already have experience of working in a Health Care setting, you will be dedicated to helping people live well at home and you will possess strong organisational skills, an eye for great detail and understand the need for diligence and a calm approach in this highly regulated and challenging environment. You will possess a positive mindset, radiate energy and be resilient under pressure. 

The ideal candidate will already have experience of writing & assessing care plans with the ability to develop positive outcomes for clients, you will provide advice and support to families to ensure the best possible package of care is recommended, provided, and monitored on a regular basis. You will be familiar with medication policies, safeguarding & the mental capacity Act 2005. 

You will provide continuous support to their excellent Team of Care Professionals and work closely with the Senior Management team to ensure you maintain and exceed their own very high standards. 

Excellent scope for career development is available to the right candidate.

Qualifications

You will already be in possession of Health and Social Care related qualifications with a strong desire to build on your existing experience. 

Additional Information

The shift pattern for this role is six days on and three days off. Your standard hours of work will be between 8.30am – 5pm daily. Due to the nature of the service it may be necessary to amend your hours of work to meet the needs of the clients at short notice.

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help them achieve their ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as they want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which they work. Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.

**Additional exciting packages**

• All employees start at 5.6 weeks holiday, and this grows with length of service up to a maximum of an additional 10 days holiday pa

• Our client provides a fully stocked drinks kitchen which includes a range of herbal teas, speciality coffees, filtered water, and juices etc.

• Our client pays for Staff lunch the third Wednesday of every month for whoever is on duty – this is usually a takeout of choice e.g., Pizza/KFC/Fish n Chips etc.

• Length of Service awards at years 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15

• After 1 year of service, they offer additional items such as:

o The day off on your birthday as a gift from them or close to your birthday if it falls on an off-shift day

o Access to the Company sick pay scheme

o Invite to the Company health plan scheme – company funded if you work over 35 hours per week. Level of cover dependant on job Grade

• After successful completion of induction and can demonstrate contribution to the success of the business, they offer a non-contractual performance related bonus scheme of up to 10% of annual salary