Papillon Home Care is currently recruiting a Home Care Co-Ordinator.
This role will primarily focus on our expanding service in The Marsh, but you may also provide support to other areas of the business as needed.
The position will mainly be based at our office in Lympne. Applicants must possess a valid driving license and have their own transportation, as travel within our service areas is essential for this role.
Salary: £26,000 P/A plus weekend on call payments
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday and will require an 8 am start time.
1x Weekday evening on call required (Paid as part of salary)
1x Weekend on call per month (Paid at £300 in addition to salary)
Job Overview:
To support our Service Users, enabling them to enjoy the best quality of life they can, in the comfort of their own homes. Coordinate staff rotas to ensure a safe and effective service.
Person Specification:
- A driver with their own transport is essential
- Care experience essential – min 1 year
- Co-ordination experience preferred
- Computer efficient
- Confident to speak with people from various levels
- Dedication to compliance, together with a calm and caring manner
- Understanding and recognising potential safeguarding concerns are essential.
- Able to cover one weekend on call per month Friday evening until 8am Monday morning and one evening per week
- Able to cover out-of-hours emergency care calls (Paid in addition to salary + Mileage)
Primary Duties will include:
- Manage and oversee a team of care staff
- Communicate effectively with staff, clients, families, and other professionals
- Manage staff rotas, their requests for time off and their training needs
- Manage client schedules, ensuring care requests are being met
- Maintain accurate client documentation and record notes
- Ensure that our clients are receiving the very best in care at all times
- Participate in night/weekend on-call as required
- Audit client logbooks, including MAR/PRN charts, between the 5th and 7th of every month.
- Carry out monthly spot checks and staff One to Ones
- Carry out care calls if necessary
- Work well as part of the Papillon Home Care Limited team
Benefits of working with Papillon Home Care
- Paid Mileage
- Your Birthday off
- Access to further education and training provided by Papillon
About us:
The journey for Papillon Home Care began in February 2018. Our ethos is and has always been to deliver person-centred care, to listen to service users, their family, friends and our staff, offering support to enhance health and wellbeing.
Papillon Home Care is a growing domiciliary care service covering Folkestone, Hythe, Hawkinge, Dover, and the Marsh. We ensure our service users are at the centre of what we do.
We are a CQC Registered Care Agency with a rating of ‘Good’ Overall. We are very proud to have maintained this rating and have a healthy reputation in the community.
Apply today and take the next step in your care career.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Please confirm you understand there is a weekday and weekend on-call requirement as part of this role.
Experience:
- home care: 1 year (required)
Language:
- and write high levels of English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- UK driving licence and own car (required)
- address within Hythe, Lympne or the Romney Marsh areas (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
