Senior Apprentice Carer (Level 3/Advanced)
- Employer
- Kent Training and Apprenticeships
- Location
- Sittingbourne, Kent
- Salary
- £7.38 per hour
- Closing date
- 11 Mar 2019
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- Specialism
- Health & Social Care
- Sector
- Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Science
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Advanced
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- Undisclosed
Job Details
Employer Description
Blair Park is a care home or up to 43 residents with a dementia.
We provide 24 hr care and attention 365 days of the year.
We encourage training and will support staff with regular supervisions.
Description of Vacancy
Do you want to make a difference to people's lives and get onto the ladder of progression within social care?
As a senior carer you will need to demonstrate leadership skills, the ability to guide and support care staff.
We like to encourage a family atmosphere - is this something you would like to be a part of?
Running the floor on a daily basis - managing care staff.
Allocating job roles to the care staff ensuring all residents needs are met.
Undertaking communication with health care professionals like doctors/nurses etc
Writing care plans and reviewing these.
Undertaking audits as delegated.
Providing hands on care and attention for vulnerable older people with dementia as required.
Ensuring residents privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
There is likely to be some manual handling of people but training will be given.
Ordering and dispensing medication once trained during the apprenticeship route.
Undertaking peer supervision with care staff.
Hours
Seven days a week needs to be covered including weekends on a rota basis.
Shift pattern days will be
7am - 1pm - 1/2 hour unpaid break
1pm - 8pm - 1/2 hour unpaid break
7am - 8pm - 1 hour unpaid break that can be split up
Shift pattern on nights if you are 18 and over will be:
8pm - 7am - 1 hour unpaid break that can be split up.
Skills Required
We need someone who is kind and caring and wants to make a difference to others lives.
Someone who can listen and put into action what they have learned.
Someone who already has a Level 2 in health and social care and at least one years experience as a carer.
Personal Skills
Kind
Caring
Listens
Has empathy
Wants to make a difference
Can organise and plan
Qualifications Required
GCSE A-D in maths and English or equivalent
Training Provided
On the job training with the employer whilst working towards the Apprenticeship Framework – consisting of the Advanced NVQ Level, Technical Certificate and Functional Skills if appropriate.
Regular work based assessments/observations carried out by Kent Training & Apprenticeships Tutor Assessor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.
Important Information
The employer has asked that you do not contact them direct. Doing so could jeopardise your application. You will be responsible for your travel expenses to and from your place of work. Therefore, you must have the means to get to your place of work on a daily basis whilst waiting for your first wages to be paid.
KT&A: Kent Training & Apprenticeships are part of Kent County Council and are a leading training organisation with nearly 30 years successful experience. KT&A specialise in high quality work-based training, delivered by qualified staff with personal experience of working in the skill area they teach.
Company
Kent Training & Apprenticeships has been established for 30 years and over this time has become the leading work based training provider in Kent, providing training solutions to both companies and individuals across the county. We are a countywide organisation and have 5 dedicated KT&A centres across Kent. All of our centres can be contacted by calling us on FREEPHONE 0800 731 4297 KT&A works with over 300 employers throughout Kent, delivering Apprenticeships and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and has helped over 25,000 people to realise their career ambitions.
- Website
- http://www.kenttrainingandapprenticeships.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 03000422916
- Location
-
Unit A-B London Road Trading Estate
London Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1SX
GB
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