Care company to create 30 new jobs

Saltaire-based Czajka Care Group has launched its biggest recruitment drive in its 36-year history and is planning to create 30 new jobs before the end of the year.

The business has cited growing demand for its services and fewer workers coming from Europe as reasons for the drive.

Among the staff it is looking to hire are people suitable to be care workers and chefs, as well as registered nurses.

The roles will be based across Czajka Care Group’s Fairmount Nursing Home, Brookfield Care Home and Staveley Birk Leas Nursing Home, which are all in Nab Wood near Shipley, and Currergate Nursing Home in Steeton and Beanlands Nursing Home in Cross Hills.

The family-run business already employs a 350-strong team and has its own in-house training centre, which provides training to other care home operators and is regularly used by the NHS.

Konrad Czajka, Managing Director of the company, said: “This is an exciting time for Czajka Care Group. We’ve been at the forefront of West Yorkshire’s care industry for several decades and now have several opportunities available across our homes, as a result of increased demand for our services and fewer workers coming from Europe due to Brexit.

“We’re offering registered nurses a £500 bonus payment as an incentive for joining us and all new starters benefit from high quality in-house training, provided by our experienced team of care professionals, who are all qualified to deliver an extensive range of fully certified courses.

“Many of our team members will then use these as a pathway to go on to complete NVQs and other professional qualifications.

“We also recently launched the Care Practitioner training, which provides carers with a defined pathway towards becoming a fully qualified nurse, by furthering their knowledge and taking on more responsibility, and members of our team are already taking advantage of this.”