Health & Social Care Apprentice

Job Type: Care Worker
Office: Carewatch Norwich
Location: Norwich, Norfolk
Remuneration: To be arranged
Closing Date: 31/12/2012

Carewatch (Norwich) are recruiting Health & Social Care Apprentices.

We are offering a 2 year contract leading to permanent employment. You will start with learning how to deliver direct care in the community, and then will develop skills in needs assessment, care planning, risk assessment and care co-ordination. We will expect you to have completed NVQ Level 2 by the end of year 1, and by the end of year 2 you should be ready for career progression to senior care worker, care supervisor or care co-ordinator.
You would be employed on a 35 hour per week contract, working at times to be arranged between the hours of 7am and 10pm, over 5 days per week on a rolling rota. Weekend and unsocial hours working is required. On average you would have 3 full weekends off over an 8 week cycle, which means you would be required to work part or all of the other 5 weekends.
We provide care for disabled and elderly people in their own homes in Norwich. Direct care duties include washing, dressing, help with toileting, meal preparation, shopping and light domestic duties. Most of our work is short visits of 30 minutes or an hour, and then you move on to the next client.
You need to be able to drive, have your own transport and live in Norwich. You must have a good standard of literacy (GCSE level C or above) and be computer literate. You should preferably have some experience of working with elderly or disabled people and have a genuine interest in doing care work.
Applications in writing to norwich@carewatch.co.uk or Elaine Grace, Carewatch, Focus House, Jupiter Road, Norwich, NR6 6SU.




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