Location: Copelands, 97 Donaghadee Road, Millisle, BT22 2BZ
Salary: £28,566.408 per annum (based on 39 hours per week) OR £19,044.272 per annum (based on 26 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 13 hour shifts over a 7-day rota (3 shifts per week OR 2 shifts per week)
Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles.
Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is an award-winning leading charity with social care projects and social enterprises across Northern Ireland. With over 300 staff and volunteers delivering services across Northern Ireland to support people at their point of need.
Copelands is Belfast Central Mission’s flagship project, providing market leading care for Northern Ireland. It encompasses everything needed to create a genuine home from home where residents can enjoy a fulfilling life.
Copelands comprises of six households, each with 10 residents. Each household has its own front door, kitchen and living area as well as access to a communal outdoor area. The home has been designed with the differing cognitive, social, and physical abilities of the residents in mind.
Our aim is to provide the best possible care to frail older people, including those living with dementia. We promote the use of familiar and recognisable surroundings and activities to stimulate residents’ memories. Visual clues throughout the design help residents with recollection to avoid confusion and increased anxiety. Additionally, it creates opportunities for staff and residents to interact more easily in activities of daily living
Your new role
You will support the management team with daily operations, managing and mentoring staff, and the provision of individual care to residents. You will ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and act as a liaison between staff, residents, and families, addressing concerns and facilitating effective communication.
You will be responsible for ensuring high quality care is being delivered whilst monitoring resource allocation, schedules, and upholding the care home's standards and policies. In the absence of the management team, the team leader will act as the responsible person on shift.
What we can offer you
- 4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
- 32 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)
- Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
- Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period
- Westfield Health Rewards
- Long service annual leave increments and scheme
- Paid Access NI
- Learning & Development opportunities
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What we need from you- QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
- Minimum 3 years’ experience caring for older people in a residential or community setting
- Ability to work collaboratively and communicate as part of a team
Please see attached job description and specification for further details
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.