We are seeking to recruit an Advanced Community Care Worker to join our team to cover the Ballymena & Antrim area. The successful candidate will be required to facilitate and deliver intermediate domiciliary care for clients being discharged from hospital or other intermediate care setting to their own homes. We have both full time and part time positions available.
Responsibilities
- Adapt practice to changing needs of clients.
- Ensure that issues arising with a care plan or client condition are reported contemporaneously to key service management personnel and multi-disciplinary team
- Adhere to company confidentiality policy.
- Complete good quality records in accordance with company standards.
- Welcome new staff, lead by example, and promote a team working culture.
- Maintain a high level of attendance at work.
- Answer calls from your co-ordinator/line manager and respond to messages immediately ensuring you have a working mobile phone at all times.
- Maintain a flexible approach to your rota which may require change at short notice
- Follow the out-of-hours on-call procedure appropriately and participate in care worker ‘stand-by’ on an occasional and rotational basis.
- Assist On-Call in an advisory capacity as requested in regard to securing cover for shifts and any other adverse events.
- Develop professional rapport with multi-disciplinary team members involved in service user care.
Skills and Qualifications
- Full driving licence and access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
- Access to a mobile phone.
- 1 year of paid care experience working in a care setting.
Further Information
Shift Patterns:Day Shift: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (guaranteed 10.25 hours paid)Evening Shift: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (5 hours paid)Company Car:For this role, we provide a company-branded vehicle to deliver this service. This will have no impact on your salary or your financial circumstances outside of the role.
Vacancy ID 1766356 Job ref. Ballymena/Antrim Job Sector Carers and Support Workers Area Co Antrim Location Ballymena/Antrim Salary £13.50 per hour No. vacancies 2 Contract Type Permanent Weekly hours 20 Published date 25/03/2026 Closing date 30/04/2026 Worktime Day shift 7am to 6pm and Evening shift 6pm-11pm Monday to Sunday
Area: Derry or Londonderry
Closing date: 30 Apr 2026
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Contact Detail:
Optimum Care Recruiting Team