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Location

Tyne and Wear | United Kingdom

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Job description

Hourly rate: £12.94 plus enhanced overtime rates (+£2 p/hr extra!)
Location: Derwent Care Home, Newcastle Road, Low Westwood, Newcastle upon Tyne
Shift: Nights
Contract: Permanent
Company: Mariposa Care Group
Postcode: NE17 7PL
Experience Required: Yes
Required Qualifications: Level 3 in Health and Social Care or working towards it

Plus, enjoy lots of other great employee benefits when you join the Mariposa Care Group family...see below for more details.

As a Senior Care Practitioner at Derwent Care Home, you will be an experienced carer holding or working towards Level 3 H&SC. You will also have a genuine passion for people and the desire to ensure that those we care for can live their best lives by being dedicated, thoughtful and reliable. We’ll support you all the way with a tailored career development plan so you have everything you need to enjoy a fantastic future with us.

Other great benefits include:

Competitive pay rates and enhanced overtime (+£2 p/h extra!) and bank holiday pay
Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year
UNLIMITED £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ payments (that’s potentially £1,000 every time you link us up with another great new person to join the team!)
Training and qualifications funded by us
Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work
Private health care options helping reduce the cost of essential bills, such as dentists and opticians
An organisation with an impressive internal promotion record and creating great opportunities for people
A supportive team who values you, your individuality, and your aspirations
Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit
Working in a truly caring environment that feels like family

About the role

You will support all the individuals we care for to live happy, healthy, and quality lives through the delivery of exceptional standards and personalised care. No two shifts will be the same and you will be involved with various aspects of the home to ensure that in every single way our residents receive the highest quality of care possible. Our teams are second to none, and anyone looking to join us will need to have the same values and behaviours – to be generous, responsible, and sustainable for the future.

• Generous – we are generous with our time for team members and for the individuals we care for, ensuring we are a responsive, effective and caring team.
• Responsible – we all take ownership and pride in everything we do to ensure we provide outstanding care that is well-led, safe and effective.
• Sustainable – we look ahead to the future with our ideas, technology, investment in our homes and business performance.

Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after the adults in your care.

We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email at [email protected]

We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary – this role is also known as senior carer, senior healthcare assistant, senior care worker, senior support worker, night care, care home carer, care practitioner, social care.

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Salary

£12.94 per hour