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Shared Lives Carer \n Location: Leicestershire \n Salary: £499- £735 per week \n Vacancy Type: Contract \n Leicestershire County are looking for carers who want to help their clients to live life to the full. \n Carers must live in Leicestershire (not Leicester City). \n The Role \n Shared Lives Carers provide long-term and short breaks social care placements in their own homes to support people from the age of 18, with learning disabilities, mental health, autism and Asperger’s, physical disabilities, sensory impairment or who are living with dementia and older people or who have lifelong disabilities who need personal care support in a homely environment. \n The Shared Lives Carer are self-employed. The council will send you referrals for clients which you can choose to accept or decline as you wish, and you can look after a maximum of three clients at a time. \n As a self-employed carer, you work from your own home, choose your own hours, and receive generous income tax incentives. \n Skills and Qualifications \n As a Shared Lives Carer, previous experience of caring would be beneficial, but the following qualities are equally important: \n\n • Patience\n, • A good sense of humour\n, • Good listening skills\n, • Initiative\n, • The ability to maintain confidentiality\n, • A commitment to equal opportunities\n\n To Apply \n If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Leicestershire County Council, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Senior Support Worker – Days and Nights Location: Leicester, LE4 Pay: £12.80–£13.00 per hour, depending on experience Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week Shifts: 7:45am–8:15pm and 7:45pm–8:15am Brookes HC Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Senior Support Worker for an established residential care service in Leicester. This is a full-time role working a mixture of day and night shifts. Applicants must be genuinely flexible to work both shift patterns, as candidates seeking days-only or nights-only positions cannot be considered. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading the team and coordinating the delivery of care during your shift, • Delegating responsibilities and supporting less-experienced colleagues, • Administering medication safely and completing the necessary records, • Providing person-centred support and personal care, • Following and updating care plans and risk assessments, • Completing accurate daily notes, incident records and handovers, • Monitoring residents’ wellbeing and reporting any changes or concerns, • Recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns, • Helping maintain a safe, supportive and well-organised service To be considered, you must: • Have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker, Senior Carer or Care Team Leader, • Have experience leading and supporting a care team, • Hold medication training and be confident administering medication, • Be able to work both day and night shifts, • Be reliable, organised and confident making decisions during a shift, • Have strong written and verbal communication skills, • Be comfortable providing personal care, • Already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position. What’s on offer: • £12.80–£13.00 per hour, depending on experience, • Approximately 40 hours per week, • Full-time, regular hours, • Ongoing support throughout the recruitment and onboarding process If you meet the requirements and can work a flexible mixture of day and night shifts, please apply with your current CV. Brookes HC Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy