Job Description
Care Assistant Benefits:
* Paid Mileage of 35p per mile
* Competitive hourly rates of £13ph on weekdays, £13.50ph on weekends and DOUBLE time on ALL bank holidays!
* An Excellent referral scheme – SO SPREAD THE WORD!
* Support to obtain nationally recognised Care Certificate and NVQ's
* Ongoing training and development opportunities
* Company events
* Pension Scheme
* Casual dress
* Employee discounts
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Blue light card scheme
Care Assistant responsibilities:
Being a Home Care Professional is a highly rewarding career where no two days are the same! With minimum 1 hour care visits and client matching, you have the time to provide high quality, person-focused care.
Duties can include:
* Stimulate and encourage through a variety of activities (for example clothing selection, hobbies and crafts.)
* Providing emotional support and companionship
* Assisting clients with personal care tasks such as grooming, dressing, and bathing
* Supporting clients with mobility
* Helping with daily activities such as meal preparation and medication reminders
* Running errands such as food shopping and collecting prescriptions
* Performing light house keeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms/kitchens, washing and ironing taking out rubbish, caring for house plants etc.)
* Each client visit will last no less than 1 hour.
Qualifications
Previous social care isn't vital but full right to work in the UK and access to your own vehicle is essential. We understand a work life balance is key to a great working environment, so we offer a range of shifts timings throughout mornings, evenings and weekends suitable to for all lifestyles. Night shifts and Live In Carer opportunities also available.
Additional Information
Subject to compliance checks (including criminal record and any unspent convictions) and reference checks to be carried out.
Apply now to our ever-expanding team! We are ready to help you with your carer journey!
Next steps:
Keep an eye out on your emails – we (usually) respond within 48 hours of application! If you are accepted one of our dedicated recruitment team will give you a call.
Postcodes covered include - HP1 1, HP1 2, HP1 3, HP2 4, HP2 5, HP2 6, HP2 7, HP3 0, HP3 8, HP3 9, HP4 1, HP4 2, HP4 3, HP5 2 HP5 3, HP16 0, HP16 9, HP17 0, HP22 6, HP23 4, HP23 5, HP23 6, HP27 0, WD3 5, WD3 6, WD4 8, WD4 9