Jobs AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW in Honiton

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus pandemic we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Honiton to give you a helping hand in your job hunt!

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Home Care Giver - Honiton

Exciting recruitment opportunity in the Honiton area to join an Outstanding Care Provider supporting clients to remain independent in their own home. You will receive top rates of pay, full training and career development and a friendly supportive office team. Whether you are looking for part-time flexibility to suit your lifestyle or the opportunity to progress a full-time career, this can be the role for you.

Home Instead Senior Care - Exeter & East Devon, rated 5 Star Outstanding by the CQC, is hiring kind, caring and compassionate people who want to provide home care support good enough for their own Mum or Dad.

With growing demand for our outstanding services, we have vacancies for the right people to work locally in Exeter, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Honiton, Ottery St Mary and surrounding areas, providing the highest quality non-medical care, home help and companionship, allowing the elderly to live independently in their own homes.

The benefits of being a Home Care Assistant at Home Instead include:

•Each client visit is for at least an hour, often longer, with no short 15-30 minute calls

•Various contracts available including flexible working and guaranteed minimum hour contracts

•You get to build trusted relationships with continuity of care

•Award winning training and support from the office team

•Friendly, supportive, family culture

•Recognition for the amazing work you do every day

•Paid travel and waiting time, paid mileage

•Top pay rates and paid holiday with double pay on bank holidays

•Companionship led care at the heart of our services

•Ongoing learning and development

What we do at Home Instead:

We provide the highest quality companionship led home-care enabling our clients to remain living independently at home, their way, for as long as possible.

To be a Home Instead Care Assistant or CAREGiver, as we call the position, you must be:

•Compassionate, reliable, and genuinely caring

•A team player

•Professional

•Good communicator and a sense of humour helps

•Someone who wants to make a positive difference to the life of someone senior in their local community

•Available for part-time or full-time hours (mornings, evenings, overnight and daytime hours available). Alternate weekend availability is required.

•A Car Driver with clean licence and access to transport.

No previous experience is necessary – Full Training Provided

Career Development:

•Contributory pension provided

•High job satisfaction like no other care job

•Work for a 5 Star Employer in Care

Join a company that cares as much about you and your wellbeing, as the clients we serve. Call our recruitment team on 01395 200600 for a friendly chat or visit www.homeinstead.co.uk.

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Recovery Worker - Honiton

This organisation is looking for two Recovery Workers to join their team working throughout East and Mid Devon.

Recovery Worker

Reference number: 57.20

Based: Honiton

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £18,685 to £23,230 per annum depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, Recovery Workers deliver an integrated service through the provision of comprehensive and ongoing assessment, recovery planning, appropriate referral/linkage and psychosocial interventions for substance misuse.

In this role you'll be responsible for working with and motivating service users to engage in the recovery programmes they offer in Devon, as well as become involved in the communities they live in. Day to day duties will involve delivering a range of interventions including key-working, strengths based assessment, and structured group and 1:1 work. You will also be required to liaise effectively with partnership agencies in order to ensure continuity of care, key working and access to appropriate services.

What they're looking for

Ideally, you'll have experience working in a similar role, including undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence based substance misuse psychosocial interventions in 1:1 and group-work settings. You'll have a good understanding of group working and group dynamics, and will be able to demonstrate competent group work facilitation skills. You'll be comfortable dealing with the emotional content of sessions and constructively challenging the behaviours you see. Some knowledge and understanding of mental health issues would be helpful.

In addition, you'll be able to demonstrate excellent communication, organisation and time management skills and will be confident managing your own priorities in order to carry a diverse workload with competing demands. You'll be keen to develop professionally and, just as importantly, will have a genuine interest in the understanding of substance misuse problems and a positive recovery focused attitude.

About this organisation

This is a thriving charity providing services across Devon and Dorset, in the community and within prisons. They offer a number of dynamic and innovative initiatives which work alongside people to improve their wellbeing, social connections and employability. They're passionate about supporting individuals who face complex issues, including substance misuse, mental ill health, and other harmful, addictive and offending behaviour, to improve their lives. The fundamental belief underpinning our work is that, given the right support and resources, people can and do make remarkable changes.

They can offer you a real opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, they offer a comprehensive training & development programme, a generous leave package, pension scheme, and a positive, friendly working environment.

Closing date for applications is noon on Monday 14th September 2020.

Interviews will be held 22nd September 2020.

Please ensure that you quote reference number 57.20 on your application.

Job Specifics

Permanent. Full Time. £18,685 - £23,230 per annum.

Click here to apply.

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COVID-19 Tester - Honiton

What are we doing? Boots has a strong and trusted heritage in supporting the healthcare of the nation and in this time of need we have stepped forward to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, alongside other organisations, to resource Testing Units across the country to administer COVID 19 testing. The primary objective is to increase testing capacity throughout the UK and respond to need, testing essential workers and members of the public who show symptoms of Coronavirus.

Why are we supporting?

The global impact of COVID-19 has been profound, and the public health threat it represents is the most serious we have seen in a respiratory virus since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic (Spanish Flu). COVID-19 Testers help to continue the great work that's been done during these unprecedented times and use every resource at our disposal to help bring this virus under control.

What will this mean to me?

You will play a vital role in maximising our capacity as a country to fight the outbreak both on a national and local level.

The Role:

As a COVID-19 Tester you will be an integral part of the Test Centre Team, contributing to its success. Reporting to the Tester Supervisor, you will work alongside Boots colleagues and other partners to deliver brilliant patient care to test essential workers and members of the public. Full training will be provided, and full Personal Protective Equipment will be supplied in line with NHS standards. Hours of work to cover a working pattern over 7 days a week with paid rest breaks, either 9hrs (per shift) (08.30-17.30) for a 9am-5pm site, or, 7hrs (per shift) (07.30-14.30/13.30-20.30) for 8am-8pm sites.

Tester Responsibilities:

-Delivers brilliant care at test centres, responding quickly to all patients' needs while reassuring individuals throughout the testing process

-Confidently performs the throat and nasal swab testing procedure in line with current clinical standards, while adhering to hygiene, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and NHS standards

-Understands testing targets and goals for the test centre.

-Efficiently delivers the daily tasks and testing plan, including; packing up samples, stock management, completing testing administration and procedures in line with expectations

-Follows the high presentation standards, and understands their legal obligations for the site to operate safely

-Complies with all safety rules and procedures to ensure their own safety and that of colleagues and patients at all times

-Shares knowledge and insights with other members of the team so we can learn together

-Is knowledgeable about the service

What we're looking for:

-You will be passionate about great care

team player that loves to contribute to team success

-You will demonstrate high presentation standards and ability to work safely and efficiently

-Can be flexible and adaptable, meeting the day to day patient requirements at the site to optimise patient care and service

Applicants must be in general good health and not classified as in any of the COVID current high-risk groups therefore:

-Must not have a long-term condition

-Must not be pregnant

-Must not have a weakened immune system through medical conditions or therapy

In addition, applicants must consider the following:

-Willingness to work outside (weather protection will be provided)

-Risk status of family members in the same household

Staff facilities including refreshments provided

First Aid Support and facilities onsite

Job Specifics

Permanent. Full Time. Competitive Salary.

Click here to apply.

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