Job Introduction
If you want a rewarding and varied role in supporting vulnerable adults in our service, we want to hear from you!
Kilkenny House is a sheltered housing scheme based in Westcroft Milton Keynes. We have 40 flats which consists of single and double dwellings. We provide 24-hour care for our tenants who are frail elderly people with a care need. The care we provide is person-centred to the individual to enables them to live independently in their own flats with the support of our care team.
We are proud of the service we provide at Kilkenny House and support everyone in our team to do a brilliant job. We offer excellent training, opportunity for progression, a varied benefits package and competitive pay including additional payments for non-standard working patterns.
So, join our team to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Main Responsibility
- To assist with personal care delivered in accordance with the agreed care plan.
- Ensure clear, concise and accurate records are kept of each visit.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Medication administering.
- Always being aware of health and safety and following the risk assessment to ensure tenants and carers safety and report any concerns to manager, team leaders and night seniors
- To focus on enabling individuals to maintain or regain skills where appropriate and in partnership with other agencies.
- Encouraging social interaction.
- End of life care.
The Ideal Candidate
- Someone who is flexible.
- To be always supportive towards team members and tenants.
- Be able to work in partnership with others.
- Someone who has a can-do attitude and is caring and compassionate towards others.
- Able to work alone or as part of a team.
- Someone who can commit to undertake mandatory training and is willing to learn new skills.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 19.7%
- 27 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, Apprenticeship Programmes (junior and senior), coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cashplan
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles)
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs)
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements
- Childcare Subsidy
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, multi cultural, adrenaline packed expanding city with so much to offer on its door step. From beautiful open spaces, a busy theatre district, large shopping centre to a number of cultural and leisure facilities.
Milton Keynes Council has an array of responsibilities, such as: education, housing, highways and social services. Altogether, the council provides over 240 services to the citizens of Milton Keynes, and to meet such an extensive and diverse range of challenges we must be innovative and dynamic to provide services successfully to meet the increasing demands that will accompany the growth of Milton Keynes. How better to contribute to that continued success than through a unique and rewarding career with us. Here at Milton Keynes Council, we pride ourselves on modelling our values, that were co-created with colleague. We are dedicated, respectful and collaborative as we strive every day to make a difference to local people and the community we serve. If you share our values and want to experience a fulfilling job measured on outcomes and results with great work-life balance, make a move to Milton Keynes Council.
