Lead Homemaker - Saffron Gardens

Holiday Trading Scheme

Health Cash Plan

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Salary Competitive

Location Whitehall, Bristol

Hours 35 Hours Per Week

This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 GMT.

The Vacancy

There’s never been a better time to progress your career as a Lead Homemaker with Brunelcare.

Whether you've worked in care/activities before or you're looking to change careers, this is an opportunity to become part of something more and make a real difference.

If you want to be part of a committed team in our purpose built care home in Whitehall, Bristol then apply to join Brunelcare today and be part of something more.

 

About the role

As the Lead Homemaker you will provide support and line manage the Homemaking team, planning activities and trips for our residents. Alongside this you will be:

• A major part of this role will be to actively involve people in everyday activities to create meaningful occupation and stimulation

• To work with the people that live with us to promote and maintain independence help with food and drink preparation and improve the mealtime experience

• To make a house a home, enable people to feel strong confident and relaxed and celebrate independence

 

About you

• Ideally you will have some experience managing or leading a team. However this is not essential but desirable.

• A warm, spontaneous and loving person who can connect with people.

• A genuine ability and desire to support older people to have fun and assist with preparation for meals.

• To demonstrate an aptitude and drive for keeping up to date with current best practice in Dementia Care and Well Being for older people

Job Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay, plus £1 an hour enhancement for weekends and double time for bank holidays

• Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after five years’ service (pro-rata)

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Company Sick Pay

• Optima Health Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services)

• £200 refer a friend bonus

 

Please be aware this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received, so please apply at your earliest convenience.

Please Note: If you are invited to attend an interview you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and to confirm your right to work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed in line with our document retention and GDPR guidelines.

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.

Benefits

Established in 1941, Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West.

Today, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset, Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia, and for supporting their families.

As a charity, we do not pay dividends to shareholders, and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.

About Brunelcare

Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol-based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West whilst also recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people with dementia. We are at the forefront of developing ways for people to stay as independent as possible whilst creating great communities to live, work, and thrive.

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