Being a Care Coordinator with Westmorland Homecare is a very special job. You will have the chance to make a difference to people’s lives within your community build significant professional relationships with clients, Home Care Assistants and health care professionals.
£29,000 a year - Permanent, Full-time
The role is based in our Kendal office on Highgate, Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm and 9am-5pm. You will also be part of the on-call rota which involves taking the on-call phone home on some evenings and weekends. Being a driver is essential for the role.
Everyone at Westmorland Homecare works in a way that enables us to deliver our values, in all that we do, every day;
- Kind – staff who are genuinely kind, caring and respectful
- Innovative – pioneering a fresh approach to homecare in our community
- Trusted – delivering safe, reliable and consistently outstanding service
- Enriching – enabling all our clients to lead happy and fulfilling lives
- Answering incoming calls in a positive, happy, and professional manner, making clients, staff, and potential candidates feel special and important
- Overall management and implementation of the recruitment strategy and process from enquiry to onboarding. Ensuring all applicants have full satisfactory references and DBS checks in a timely manner
- Managing recruitment advertising across job boards, social media, and printed publications alongside our social media manager
- Sourcing, planning and attending recruitment fairs, market stalls and community outreach events
- Being creative with recruitment campaigns and initiatives and thinking of ways outside the box to attract high quality applicants
- Supporting and nurturing desirable candidates through the recruitment process
- Ensuring new candidate personnel files are complete and compliant, including performing 6-monthly audits to this effect
- Participate in a share of the on-call rota out of hours
- Any other activities that may be necessary to meet the needs of the business
** Please note all international and local applicants must have full Right to Work in the UK **
Skills and experience required for the role:
- Proactive and innovative approach to recruitment in the Health and Social Care sector
- You must be comfortable delivering hands-on care if required
- You must have a good level of computer / IT proficiency
- You must have a passion to help others, care for people and do something good for the community
- You must have an understanding of safeguarding procedures and protecting clients from harm or abuse
- You must have a good understanding of moving and handling procedures and various types of equipment
- You must be a driver with access to a vehicle
- Being caring and kind with a strong ability to connect with people and build relationships is important
We can offer you:
- £29,000 a year - Permanent, Full-time
- Exclusive to Westmorland Homecare staff - 20% off your whole table bill at Ye Old Fleece Inn and The Gateway, Kendal!
- Wellness program, including free independent counselling
- Generous pension, annual leave, and free staff social events
- Casual dress
