Community Care Worker

Optimum Care

Employer Location: DOWN
Phone Number: 02891801198
Email: recruitment@optimumcaregroup.co.uk
Web: www.optimumcaregroup.co.uk

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding role in care where your work is valued? Join our Community Care team. Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in you as a Carer as you are the backbone of our community services. We invest heavily in providing you with quality training and continuing support. We are seeking full time and part time staff

Responsibilities

  • Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
  • Provide refreshments and light snacks.
  • Prompt and administer medication.
  • Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
  • Assist client to move safely which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as. hoists and slide sheets.
  • Provide a care sitting service to give respite to other carers such as family members.
  • Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Full driving licence.
  • Access to own mobile phone
  • Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business.

Desirable Skills

  • Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home.

Further Information

£300 joining bonus (paid after 3 months in the role) We have full time and part time positions available. Locations: Ballymoney Bushmills Glens of Antrim Garvagh Portrush Portstewart Coleraine Shift Patterns; Day Shift 7am to 6pm. Evening Shift 6pm to 11pm. To provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift. Please note this role requires you to be available to work weekday and weekend shifts.

Vacancy ID
1766373
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
All of Northern Ireland
Location
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Salary
£12.70 per hour
No. vacancies
5
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37.5
Published date
25/03/2026
Closing date
30/04/2026
Worktime
Day shift 7am-6pm, Evening Shift 6pm to 11pm

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