The Royal British Legion is seeking new staff members to support its UK care homes in in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The charity is recruiting for a number of roles at all six of its homes in Taunton, Cromer, Broadstairs, Bexhill-on-Sea, Southam and Ripon that provide care to a total of 450 residents.
Positions are available for nurses, care assistants, general assistants, catering staff, administrators and maintenance staff for full and part time positions.
The charity will also recruit a bank of casual staff members to provide temporary support to the homes when required.
Assistant operations director Nicola Cook called upon anyone who is experienced in any of the fields and is interested in one of these jobs to contact the Legion immediately on 0808 802 8080 or LegionNeedsYou@britishlegion.org.uk to find out more.
“Coronavirus has impacted every part of our society. As we respond and react to these challenging times our ability to provide care and support for the elderly and most vulnerable within our community, including our veteran population, is our highest priority,” she added.
“Never have the support and services provided by the care sector been more important, therefore we are taking action to ensure we can continue providing critical support to those who are most at risk,” said Cook.
“The Legion is in need of increased numbers of staff to ensure we are well equipped to withstand the challenges resulting from coronavirus, including large scale staff absences due to self-isolation or sickness,” she added.
Permanent and fixed term contracts are available with options of full and part time roles, day and night shifts, and weekend work, the charity said.
