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Are you a kind and caring person? Could you care for an older person that needs some help to stay living safely at home? Do you have experience working in a care home or looking after a loved one? We're on the lookout for Home Care Professionals who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of older people. At Clarendon Home Care we're dedicated to providing top-quality home care to local people who need support to live independently and happily in their own homes. Our award-winning care team has been working in the Surrey area since 1994 to assist clients with personal care, housework, medication, meals and all manner of tasks. As anybody that works in care will tell you - no two days are ever the same! Job Description You'll drive from door-to-door visiting older people at home and assist them with daily tasks such as meal preparation, cleaning, personal care and medication administration. Home Care Assistant Benefits: • Great rates of pay - £12.21-14 per hour weekdays, £13.00 at weekends, • Per mile travel allowance plus additional travel time payments per round, • 28 days paid Holiday, • Full paid care professional training from induction to shadowing experienced staff to the Care Certificate and QCF (NVQ), • Regular support, supervision, and appraisal, • Auto-enrolment in company pension scheme, • Paid DBS, • Free uniform and PPE What we're looking for: You don’t need to have previous experience in this field and you don't need any qualifications – we’re happy to work with you to help you become an excellent care worker. Above all we want someone that shares in our values. These are: • a commitment to quality and being the best we can, • treating the people we support with compassion, • showing dignity and respect to the people that they will be working with, • having trust and respect for all members of our team. The duties are varied and no two days will be the same. Our service users are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. However, as a general guide, duties may include some support with personal care needs, medication administration, meals, housework and companionship. You should have: • Kind, caring, people skills, • Passionate about making a difference to older people’s lives, • Available to work between 7am-2pm and/or 4pm-10pm and at least one weekend per month, • A full UK driving licence (car or motorcycle), • Right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship Qualifications Your communication skills will make an older person feel safe and give you the satisfaction that you are providing amazing care while supporting them to stay at home safely and independent. It would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be a personal experience of caring for a family member or a voluntary experience. However, this is not necessary as we offer a superb environment to develop your life skills, provide FULL training from the start, and will support you throughout your career with us. Additional Information All offers are subject to successful references and DBS disclosure. Clarendon Home Care is a founding member of the Surrey Care Association. We are fully licenced and regulated by the Care Quality Commission. THIS ROLE REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT IS A DRIVER, RESIDES IN THE UK AND HAS THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. We are not sponsoring VISA applications at this time.

To manage the nursery and associated childcare provision within Once Upon a Time Day Nurseries policies and procedures, Local Authority Policies and procedures and all relevant legislation. To create a safe, warm and stimulating environment for all those who use Once Upon a Time services. To work as part of a team to assist in providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children. To work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, carers and other multi professionals. To be committed to ensuring safeguarding and creating an inclusive environment. Main Responsibilities: Children’s care, learning and play Support practitioners in meeting the needs of the individual children and families, ensuring children’s basic needs are always met, including good hygiene routines, nappies, meals encouraging good nutrition, planning and assessment etc To assist the staff team in setting up a safe and stimulating environment for children, ensuring a child centred environment providing a play-based approach to children’s learning Promote positive attitudes and behaviour at all times by providing a non-discriminatory environment which values and respects each child and family, ensuring an inclusive and safe environment having regard for SEN and safeguarding procedures and legislation Encourage parental involvement within the nursery, including parents consultations, events, and using parents as partners in their child’s learning and liaising with parents daily Health and safety: To be responsible for reporting accidents or health and safety issues and be conscientious of risks that may arise which may cause harm to children To implement and ensure health and safety guidelines and checks and adhere Once Upon a Time’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to on-going cleaning and sterilising duties within the setting, to reduce the spread of infection Staff: Effectively leading and supporting all nursery staff, students and voluntary workers. Ensuring a good level of supervision and support with their daily duties, identifying training and development needs, through individual supervisions, appraisals, observations etc. This may also include disciplinary meetings To lead/ organise staff, room and planning meetings (these will be out of nursery hours) To support the settings appointed persons in their role and taking on that role in their absence such as SENCO, Behaviour management coordinator To take part in recruitment and to support a team of staff to meet statutory ratio’s an contingency staffing where appropriate, and support a staff team in the appropriate skills, qualifications, experiences and qualities, ensuring the nursery is staffed to the required levels at all times General: To be responsible for the day to day running of the nursery To implement all of Once Upon a Time’s policies and procedures in all aspects of the nursery and other childcare services, and to review and develop them on an annual basis in line with relevant current legislation To ensure Welfare Requirements of the setting are maintained at all times and ensuring acceptable standards of practice that meets Ofsted criteria including Health and Safety and safeguarding, within the nursery environment General administrative duties associated with the running of the setting such as maintaining records on the children and their families, inventories, personal records, producing reports, writing letters, ordering supplies etc. To work collaboratively with colleagues to help support the development of the children within your care, guiding and sharing good practice, making sure that the nursery has a strong, reliable and consistent team Organising nursery events such as parents’ evenings, fete, annual trips, festivals and special events, that involve parents and carers (these may be out of nursery hours) To ensure the implementation of the EYFS curriculum for all children aged 0-5 years, and monitor how it is delivered To develop the setting by involving yourself and staff team in projects and programmes some of which will be initiated by the Local Authority To work collaboratively with outside agencies, to maintain effective relationships, providing services to the nursery, children and families, liaising with the Local Authority, Ofsted and other multi-agency professionals associated with the nursery and adhering LA policies and procedures and guidance To maintain an effective parent liaison system in order to work in partnership with parents/carers To oversee the efficient upkeep of the nursery, ensuring regular checks and maintenance of equipment, furniture and fittings Assisting in the collection, recording and banking of fees together with managing a budget and petty cash To monitor occupancy, reviewing numbers of children attending and following up enquiries promptly to ensure maximum capacity levels are maintained at all times. Assisting with the marketing, fundraising and advertising of the nursery to ensure the nursery runs to its full capacity and remains profitable You may be required to cover at another Once Upon a Time setting You may be required to work extra hours due to staff shortages, this will be repaid back using time-in-lieu at a time which is suitable to the nursery Qualifications: Proven experience in a nursery or childcare setting is essential. Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively. Proficient communication skills in English, both verbal and written. Experience working with children in various age groups is highly desirable. A level 3 or above qualification in Ealy Years Ability to drive initiatives that improve nursery operations and foster a positive learning environment. Join our team as a Nursery Manager and contribute to shaping the future of young minds in a supportive and enriching atmosphere.