Current vacancies

Home Care and Support worker – Halesowen and surrounding areas

Location: Community (Halesowen and surrounding areas)
Hours: 25 per week (annualised hours contract)
Salary: £8.10 per hour

We are looking to recruit an experienced Home Care & Support Worker to deliver tailored packages of care and support to elderly people in their own homes, within Halesowen and surrounding areas.

The hours will be worked on a rolling rota and may include early, late, weekends and/or Bank Holidays.

Main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Providing emotional and physical support;
• Providing respite support for carers;
• Escorting service users to day activities, appointments and to access the local community;
• Carrying out domestic tasks as required;
• Providing personal care;
• Administering medication;
• Shopping and meal preparation as required;
• Liaise with professionals, relatives and advocates;
• Attend staff and team meetings;
• Undertake and/or attend all required training;
• Undertake any other reasonable duties;
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.

You should have a strong value base; be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to provide care and support services to people in their own homes, and have a genuine willingness to undertake further training as required. Due to the peripatetic nature of the role, a full driving licence and own transport is essential.

You must have previous experience in delivering personal care and administering medication.

If successful, you will be required to provide an enhanced DBS certificate, together with evidence of your current right to work in the UK.

Applications or expressions of interest should be made by sending an up-to-date CV and covering letter to jobs@newoutlook.org.uk .

If you would like a Job Description, please telephone HR on 0121 602 6518.

New Outlook is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

No agencies please - we operate a PSL therefore please do not contact us.

 

Bank Tenancy Support Worker – Harborne

Hours:  zero hours contract
Salary: £7.83 per hour

To provide cover/support for permanent staffing during times of staff absence, holidays or sickness. Working hours will include early, late and weekend shifts. This is a great opportunity to provide tenancy support in our Sheltered Housing service located in Harborne, for people who are elderly and visually impaired.

The role will require that you:-

• ensure the health and well-being and respond to daily support needs of tenants, including assistance with correspondence, co-ordination of referrals and assessments, assistance with appointments and transport,
• be involved in social activities taking place when on duty,
• provide advice and assistance on rent related issues, welfare or housing benefits,
• undertake administrative tasks e.g. making phone calls, faxing, typing up meeting notes etc,
• must be computer literate and conversant with Microsoft software packages, i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel,
• supervise the provision of the meal service,
• undertake housekeeping duties if necessary,
• facilitate effective communications with relatives and professionals as appropriate,
• assist in maintaining the security of the building,
• respond to all emergency calls and summon assistance as required,
• undertake and attend all required training,
• Undertake any other reasonable duties,
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.

You should have previous experience of working with elderly people, have knowledge and understanding of their needs, have some admin experience and be computer literate.

If successful, you will be required to provide an enhanced DBS disclosure, together with evidence of your right to work in the UK.

Applications should be made by sending us your up-to-date CV to jobs@newoutlook.org.uk .

If you require a Job Description, please telephone HR on 0121 602 6518.

Closing date: Monday 25^th March 2019

Interviews to be held: Thursday 4^th April 2019.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been successful at shortlist.

New Outlook is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

No agencies please - we operate a PSL therefore please do not contact us.

 

 

 

Tenancy Support Worker – Harborne

Hours: 14 hours per week
Salary: £8.10 per hour.

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced Tenancy Support Worker at our sheltered housing service, Queen Mother Gardens, based in Harborne. The role is to provide support to elderly people with sight loss, and to enable them to retain their independence.  The hours will be worked on a rota which will include early, late and weekend shifts.

The role will require:

• New customer/tenant liaison and tenancy sign up.
• Maintain accurate and concise records within the service.
• Assess, compile, review and co-ordinate support planning for all tenants.
• Respond to daily support needs of tenants, including assistance with correspondence, co-ordination of referrals and assessments, assistance with appointments and transport.
• Provide advice and assistance on rent related issues, welfare or housing benefits.
• Undertaking administrative tasks e.g. making phone calls, faxing, typing up meeting notes etc.
• Being computer literate and conversant with Microsoft software packages, i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Facilitate effective communications with relatives and professionals as appropriate.
• Assist in maintaining the security of the building.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Association.
• Undertake all required training.

You need to have previous experience of working with and supporting elderly people, together with knowledge and understanding of their needs.

If successful, you will be required to provide an enhanced DBS certificate, together with evidence of your current right to work in the UK.

Please apply with your up-to-date CV sent to  jobs@newoutlook.org.uk  If you would like a Job Description please contact HR on 0121 602 6518.

Closing date: 25^th March 2019

Interviews to be held on Thursday 4^th April 2019

New Outlook is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

No agencies please - we operate a PSL therefore please do not contact us.