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.

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, 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 a car with car insurance in connection with business.
  • Access to own mobile phone.

Desirable Skills

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

Further Information

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. £300 joining bonus (paid after 3 months in the role)

Vacancy ID
1785163
Job ref.
Coleraine
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Derry or Londonderry
Location
Coleraine and surrounding areas
Salary
£13.20 per hour
No. vacancies
3
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37.5
Published date
07/09/2026
Closing date
07/10/2026
Worktime
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