Work with us
A career with Orchid Care can be incredibly rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling. There are many reasons why you should consider joining our family of carers.
1. Make a Difference
As an Orchid carer, you will thrive in knowing that you make a real, positive difference in the lives of people living in your community every day.
2. Training and development
We promote a supportive workplace culture that will encourage you to improve your knowledge. We offer regular training sessions as well as opportunities to gain career-boosting qualifications.
3. Flexibility
Working in care offers a level of flexibility that lets you work around your commitments. We’re always happy to look into how we can accommodate our team member’s needs.
4. Job Security and Satisfaction
Like many of our clients, we love to see the same friendly faces every day! We aim to keep our carers happy and motivated so they stay with us as long as possible. We listen, so you can always approach us with any problems or concerns.
5. Create Connections
Taking on a deeply personal role, many of our carers build close relationships and lifelong friendships with our clients and their families, as well as fellow carers.
If you’d like to find out more about our career opportunities, please get in touch.
Current Vacancies
Deputy Care Manager – Jersey
The Role
An exciting opportunity for a qualified Deputy Manager who has a proven track record in the home care industry, to support in leading our JCC registered care business, and contribute to how we develop our services to improve the lives of our clients and our carers.
Highly Competitive Salary, depending on experience and qualifications.
Essential requirements:
- RQF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Senior/management role in a busy homecare/domiciliary setting
- Clean DBS and Driving Licence
- Strong professional relationships with local Authorities
- Ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills
- Experience with digital end-to-end care management solutions
- Working in a supervisory capacity
- Excellent administrative, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the Jersey Care Commission Home Care Standards
Key responsibilities:
- Support in leading the care operations and ensure an effective and efficient service
- Support management with the supervision, development and appraisal of all care staff
- Onboard new care packages, ensuring they are a good fit within the existing rota and skill base
- Working closely with the Registered Manager and Director of Operations on developing our overall service
- Maintaining accurate care plans
- Liaise with placement teams / next of kin / clients to accept new, increased or decreased packages of care
- Support with on-going carer recruitment and training
- To manage the service in accordance with standards agreed with the Registered Care Manager and legislative requirements
- Handle enquiries from new and existing clients
- To support building a forward thinking and innovative care team
- Occasional support with care shifts as and when required, including outside of normal working hours in times of reduced staffing capacity due to sickness or holidays.
What we offer:
- A voice – you’ll be part of a management team that will value your input
- Career progression into senior management and a clear succession plan
- An agile, positive working environment
- A company car
- Discretionary bonuses
- An excellent career opportunity with a growing company
- Training, support, and professional development
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Health Care Assistant with a proven track record in the home care industry to join our Award-Winning Team, and contribute to how we develop our services to improve the lives of our clients and our carers. The role will be split between office administration and care support, the SCHA role is a key variable in the business which helps support business growth and continuity.
Highly Competitive Salary, depending on experience and qualifications.
Essential requirements:
- RQF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Senior Carer role in a busy homecare/domiciliary setting
- Clean DBS and Driving Licence
- Strong team player
- Experience with digital end-to-end care management solutions
- Working in a supervisory capacity
- Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the Jersey Care Commission Home Care Standards
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting clients on shift
- Share the On-Call phone on a rotational basis with the other SCHA and Management.
- Support management with the day-to-day care operations and ensure an effective and efficient service.
- Support management with the supervision, development and appraisal of all care staff including conducting competency assessments.
- Develop care plans for and onboard new care packages, ensuring they are a good fit within the existing rota and skill base.
- Maintaining accurate care plans
- Liaise with placement teams / next of kin / clients to accept new, increased or decreased packages of care through regular reviews.
- Actively promote the best practice standards agreed with the Registered Care Manager, the Registered Provider, legislative requirements, relevant regulations and in line with accepted best practice, and within the agreed financial plans.
- To support building a forward thinking and innovative care team
What we offer:
- A voice – you’ll work closely with the management team that will value your input.
- An agile, positive working environment
- Access to a company pool car with petrol paid.
- Mobile phone and tablet device
- Training, support, and professional development
- An excellent career opportunity with a growing company
- Discretionary bonuses
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