About The Role
Role: Home Care Assistant
Location: Various Locations including Crewkerne, Yeovil, Martock, Chard and Ilminster
Pay: £13.50 per hour PLUS travel time and petrol expenses
Hours: Bank Hours (Hours worked as required by the service, with no guaranteed hours. Applicants should be willing to work weekends as required)
Shift Pattern: 07:00 - 14:00 and/or 16:00 - 22:00
Care South, a leading not for profit charity, have exciting opportunities for Home Care Assistants to join our Somerset Care at Home team, supporting clients with a variety of needs in their own homes in Various locations across Somerset.
This Home Care Assistant role is community based, and its essential applicants hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. 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 mileage rate of 40p per mile.
Rewards and Benefits
A career in care means constantly improving the quality of people’s lives and offers a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. As a not-for-profit charity, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team.
* Paid travel time
* Enhanced rate on Bank Holidays
* 40p per mile mileage allowance, paid fortnightly
* Online/retail discounts
* Paid induction and training
* Employee referral bonus scheme
* Free DBS check
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life insurance
* Staff association
* Onsite learning and development team
* Career progression
* Competitive pay rates
* Flexible working hours
* Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes
What You’ll Be Doing & Why You’ll Love Working with Us
You will receive a comprehensive induction with:
* Ongoing training and development
* Support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues
* Delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference
* Providing high-quality support to enable individuals to remain independent
* Supporting clients to build confidence and remain independent
* As a valued member of our team, Home Care Assistants are key to helping us provide good quality care our clients deserve
* Responsible for the needs of clients and ensuring their dignity
* Help with personal care such as personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing
About You
* Previous experience in a care setting is desirable but not required
* You will have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
* Flexible in the hours you can work and able to work every other weekend
* Strong attention to detail and reporting skills
* Able to work independently and as part of a team
* You will hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or be prepared to undertake one
What You Need to Know
* You must be 18 years or older
* We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship
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