Careers in health and social care

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A rewarding career choice
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Featured Job - Adult Carer Support Worker - Carers in Bedfordshire

As an Adult Carer Support Worker, you will be the first point of contact for carers from the South of the county.
You will work with all statutory and third sector services involved with our carers to help ensure smooth delivery of any promised service to both the carer and the person they care for.
The Adult Carer Support Worker will also organise and attend support groups for carers in the South of the county. more information

Featured Job: Care Workers - Central Bedfordshire (Bedford, Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable, Shefford) - Allied Healthcare

Are you the kind of person who thrives on making others feel valued? Are you a positive and honest person who is good at tuning into other people? Do you care about doing things right? And are you a reliable, hard working person? If this sounds like you and you would like the chance to make a difference to other people’s lives, this could be the job for you.
Our customers range from elderly people who need help with personal care through to severely disable people with very complex care needs. What is common, is how much they come to trust and rely on our great team. To be in this field of work you need to REALLY care. The job is very rewarding as well as demanding at times. We pride ourselves on being supportive and as caring to our staff as we want them to be our customers.
Work available now in your local area. If this appeals to you, if you drive and are willing to travel for this role, we would love to hear from you! Call now on 01525 408002 or visit our website

Featured Job: Benslow Management Co Ltd - Cook - Dunstable

Cook required at Chiltern View Dementia Care Home in Dunstable.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8 hours a day. Experience essential.
Please apply to Mrs Rose Sharp 01582 477794 Please visit our website for more information on hours.

Featured Job - Better Healthcare Services - Care Support Worker

Appointed preferred supplier of homecare services to Central Bedfordshire Council 2013
We offer excellent rates of pay with full & part time hours to suit, including evenings and weekends
Previous care experience and car drivers preferred More information

Featured Job - Abacus Care - Field Care Supervisor in Dunstable

A position has become available within a well established and reputable social care company for a Field Care Supervisor to work within the community within Dunstable and surrounding villages. You will need to have experience within domiciliary care as you will be responsible for supervising and managing the domiciliary care/support
A car driver is essential as you will need to be able to carry out spot checks/job shadowing and cover as extra care work as required in addition to your rostered calls. NVQ 3 or working towards this qualification is required for this post.
Post is subject to enhanced CRB disclosure checks and references. For further information and an application form contact us or email your CV to us.

Featured Job - Abacus Care - Home Care Worker/Care Assistant Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard & surrounding villages

We are a reputable and long established care company who are looking for caring, reliable and committed home care workers full time or part time to cover weekdays, evenings and weekends to support people within their own homes, within Dunstable, Houghton Regis,Leighton Buzzard and surrounding villages.
Duties will include personal care, preparing meals, domestic duties,medication, shopping etc. Drivers with own transport essential. Experience desirable but not essential as full training is available to suitable applicants, offering excellent rates of pay.
Post is subject to enhanced CRB check and references. For further information and an application form please contact us or email your CV to us.

Featured Job - Dial House Homecare Ltd - Home Carers

To work in Biggleswade and surrounding areas. Full Time and Part Time hours available
Full training given, great rates of pay and monthly bonus and mileage paid
AII applicants must have a driving licence, car and mobile phone more information

Featured Job - Radis Community Care - Care Workers

Community Care Workers required to provide personal care and support to vulnerable adults living within their own homes across the Bedford. Luton & Dunstable areas. Immediate full and part time work available Benefits include: -competitive rates of pay and mileage allowance -28 days paid holiday pro rata -free Uniforms -paid training -paid NVQ -full support from qualified and experienced staff
The successful applicant's duties will include personal care, shopping, preparing meals and other associated tasks within the client's home. We expect our carers to provide the highest standard of care to all our clients at all times.
Applicants must be aged 18 or over. No previous experience required as full training is given. However, due to the nature of the work, applicants must be able to drive, have their own transport and mobile phone. Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced CRB disclosure check. More information

What kind of work is involved in health and social care?

By choosing a career in Adult Health and Social Care you can help to ensure health and wellbeing for everyone and be sure that people will get the services and care they need.

Health and social care services for adults are changing rapidly – care for adults is increasingly complex with challenges such as health improvement, management of long term conditions, rehabilitation, dementia and end-of-life care – with an ever increasing older population.

If you are looking to work in adult services or be a carer you will find working in adult health and social care is a fascinating – personally rewarding and offers qualifications to open up career opportunities for you in a sector which is growing and will always need staff.

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Focus on: Better Healthcare Services

Activities:

Staff employed by Better Healthcare Services are committed to the following philosophy of care and will, where ever possible, act in a manner that is consistent with the following values;

The right of individuals to ordinary patterns of life within their own communities.
The right to be treated as an individual.
The right to additional help and support to attain maximum potential.

Better Healthcare Services understand the importance of family and living at home for as long as possible.

Our highly trained staff ensures that we provide the peace of mind that is needed, whether it is home support, or live-in care.

Maintaining a dignified, independent quality of life, which we personalise to help through the significant transitions, enables families to cope better and allows everyone to live their lives more comfortably and independently.

We are currently recruiting for Support Care Workers as one of the preferred suppliers of homecare services to Central Bedfordshire Council 2013.

To find out more about what Better Healthcare Services has to offer for both its carers and service users, please visit our website www.betterhealthcare.co.uk, or telephone during normal office hours.

Address: First Floor, Langham House West, Mill Street, Luton, LU1 2NA

Telephone: 01582 422777

Email: domcarelu@betterhealthcare.co.uk

Opening times: n/a

Focus on: Care Solutions

Activities:

There are three companies in the Care Solutions Group:

Home Care Solutions provides support at home for elderly people and people with disabilities throughout Central Bedfordshire from branch offices in Houghton Regis and Bedford
Social Care Solutions provides supported living services for people with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum conditions in small groups and individual tenancies
Community Care Solutions operates 11 registered care homes including a service for 5 people in Biggleswade.

New employees all enjoy our industry-leading induction programme of up to two weeks fully-paid classroom based learning followed by the support of local managers enabling new and experienced carers to gain a thorough grounding in their role before starting work. We provide a competitive salary, employee assistance programme and paid travel. We are currently seeking home care assistants and support workers to provide hands-on care in people’s own homes in all areas of Central Bedfordshire and within easy travelling distance of the county.

To find out more about the companies and our current vacancies visit Care Solutions Group or Home Care Solutions where you can request further information or submit your application online today.

Address: Care Solutions Group, Brook House, Brook Street. St Neots PE19 2BP

Telephone: 01480 223650

Email: enquiries@caresolutionsgroup.com

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Focus on: Radis Community Care

Activities:

Radis Community Care offers a professional, reliable & flexible support service. Our aim is to enable you to live independently, for long as possible, within your own home and for you to be treated with dignity and respect. We will strive to support your individual needs and choices. Our services are tailored to meet your individual needs. The following are just some of the wide range of people we help to support: