# Community Carer

**Company**: HCRG Care Group
**Location**: Epsom
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £25,500 a year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking compassionate, adaptable, and motivated individuals to join HCRG Care Group as Community Carers, supporting children with complex medical needs across Surrey.

As a Community Carer, you will provide high-quality, personalised care in the place where children feel safest and most comfortable - their own homes and community settings.

In this vital role, you will work closely with families and clinical teams to deliver safe, sensitive, child-centred care.

**Main Responsibilities**

- Deliver safe, effective care to children in the community as delegated by the Named Nurse.

- Identify safeguarding concerns and follow appropriate procedures.

- Maintain competencies in specific clinical skills and understand emergency procedures, including escalation and resuscitation.

- Support children's learning, development, and wellbeing in partnership with families and multidisciplinary colleagues.

- Help create a safe, stimulating environment and monitor and record each child's condition, taking action where needed.

- Organise day-to-day activities and attend mandatory training, supervision, and team sessions.

- Complete the HCRG Care Certificate within 3 months (if required).

- Follow infection control, confidentiality, and health & safety procedures.

- Communicate effectively with children, families, and professionals, adapting your approach where communication barriers exist.

- Participate in team meetings, maintain accurate records, and contribute to a supportive team culture by sharing information and raising concerns.

**Benefits**

- Starting salary of £25,500 plus Group Pension

- Free tea and coffee at your base location

- Membership of My Reward Hub for discounts on daily purchases, cashback, and voucher offers

- Access to wages as earned to avoid overdraft fees or high-interest rates

- Online and face-to-face help with mental and physical wellbeing

- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development

- An open, just culture that encourages ideas for delivering our purpose

- Pride in working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- safeguarding concerns
- clinical skills
- emergency procedures

### Nice to have
- NVQ Level 3 in Health or Social Care
- GCSEs in Maths and English
- British Sign Language Level 1 or Makaton
- experience with relevant clinical procedures or technology-dependent care

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