Care Worker (Community) Relief (Maple Mews Extra Care)

About the role:

The post holder will be involved in providing a high quality service, assisting people with varying care needs to live as independently as possible within the community by retaining or regaining their independence. Providing personal care, moving & handling ,meal preparation and household tasks and will also respond to calls for assistance in emergency situations. The post holder will also be expected to work alongside other professionals, to work as part of a team and have good interpersonal and communication skills. This will involve working flexible and follow shift patterns which will include early mornings, afternoons, evening, overnight, weekends and bank holidays.

Do you:
• Have the ability to work flexibly on a 24 hour 3 shift rota system?
• Feel confident about decision-making and responding appropriately to alarm
calls?
• Have experience in promoting and improving a person’s level of
independence, especially when they are hard to engage with?
• Have experience or feel you could work in innovative ways to enable people
to live independently and make the best use of where they live?

If you have experience of the above or if you would like to gain new skills and are committed to the values of person-centred care, then working at Maple Mews may be for you.

The post holder will be involved in providing a high quality service, assisting people with varying care needs to live as independently as possible within the community by retaining or regaining their independence.

Providing personal care, moving & handling ,meal preparation and household tasks and will also respond to calls for assistance in emergency situations.  You will also be expected to work alongside other professionals, to work as part of a team and have good interpersonal and communication skills.

Employees have access to a range of support, benefits and discounts including:

• Generous Annual Leave Scheme 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata). Grade dependant.
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Providing financial security
• Supportive management and team
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional qualifications and ongoing training.
• Wellbeing Support Framework: Includes OH physician services, physiotherapy, CBT, and in-house counselling.
• Employee Wellbeing Support: Fast track physiotherapy, confidential psychological support services, Employee Assistance Programme, and “Wisdom” app.
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites (Terms and conditions apply)
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Promoting a healthy lifestyle.
• Our Derbyshire Rewards: a package of benefits, cashback and discounts.

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page here

If you wish to know more about the role or have in informal chat, please email gail.bowness@derbyshire.gov.uk

Provisional Interview Date: 18th August 2026