Senior Carer
Senior Carer
ICS UK, but you may be required to work from other locations at the discretion of the company and with appropriate notice.
Full-time
(Note: In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required)
- To provide leadership to the care staff within ICS UK.
- To provide care in accordance with current best practises, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager.
- To supervise the care services within ICS UK in accordance with agreed standards.
- To maintain skills at a current level, and undertake such training and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain practises as up-to-date.
Average Weekly Core Hours: 5 days over a 7-day period, as agreed with the manager.
Location:North West England
Salary: £27000 per annum
Role Specific Duties:
- Ensure Service Users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their well-being.
- To ensure that all staff contribute to the efficient running of the service and supervise staff.
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support.
Working with Others:
- Develop effective working relationships with other employees within ICS UK.
- Work in cooperation with members of the multi-disciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users.
Leading by Example:
- Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Personal Responsibilities:
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by the management.
Value Based Personal Qualities
Working Together
- Involve Service Users, family, external agencies & colleagues
- Speak up when things go wrong
Respect and Dignity
- Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
- Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking
Everybody Counts
- Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
- Understand human rights and impact on care delivery
- Facilitating people to ‘speak up’ about concerns and acting upon them
Commitment to Quality of Care
- Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services
- Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement
- Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge
Compassion
- Treating people with kindness
- Understanding the importance of empathy in all areas of employment
- Understanding the values of others and always providing a caring service
Improving Lives
- Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas
- Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service
- Improving outcomes for people
- Ensuring appropriate services are provided for people using the services