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Are you fed up of Care Providers only paying for your contact time?
As a Home Care Assistant with Care South, we ensure you are paid for not just your contact time but also your travel time. On top of this we pay a generous milage rate of 40p per mile.
Care South is a not-for-profit charity and leading provider of both residential care and care at home across the south of England.
As a Home Care Assistant, you will be part of a friendly, positive team who are always on hand to support you throughout your career. We take pride in offering continued training and development opportunities alongside supporting our staff to complete recognised qualifications.
This community-based Home Care Assistant role will be supporting clients with a variety of needs including personal care within their own homes, you will need a UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. Our Home Care Assistant role allows for flexibility and delivers care to our clients between 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm.
Care is at the HEART of everything we do, it’s our values that inspire us, not profits. Whether you’re looking to embark on a new rewarding career in healthcare, have been inspired by looking after a family member or a current professional looking for a change, we’d love to hear from you!
Our Home Care Assistants receive -
* £12.30 per hour
* £2.00 per hour Bank Holiday enhancement rate
* Full time and part time available
* Free Life Assurance for staff with contracted hours
* Paid travel time
* 40p per mile mileage allowance
* Blue Light discount card
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities
* Twice weekly 'Lunch Clubs'
* Employee recognition, including 'Employee of the Month' and yearly 'Star Awards'
Key duties for Home Care Assistants include:
* Identifying the needs and abilities of our clients and providing personal care and encouragement to them
* Assisting with medication, meal preparation and domestic services
* Supporting with community visits (shopping and leisure trips)
* Regular communications with the office support team
* Reflect our HEART values in your day-to-day work
About you:
* Do you have a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our clients?
* Do you have previous experience? this isn't essential, as full training is provided
* Are you the holder of a UK driving licence with access to a vehicle?
* Do you have business insurance on your vehicle or are you happy to obtain it?
* Are you flexible in the hours you can work and able to work every other weekend?
* Are you able to work independently and as part of a team?
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact Vicky on 07821301921 or vicky.withers@care-south.co.uk
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