Company Description
Domiciliary Care
Pay rate: £12.00 - £12.50 per hour plus 25p mileage
Shifts available: Typical shift patterns are 7am-3pm and 3pm-10pm, with some vacancies for overnights and school hours too. We ask for some evening and weekend availability.
Access to a vehicle is currently required due to the geographical location of the role.
What we offer
Guardian Homecare is part of City & County Healthcare Group, the largest home care provider in the UK. We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. The knowledge, skills and behaviours that you will develop working for us are amazing stepping stones for your future career development. If you’re thinking of training to be a nurse, social worker or a future care manager for us, then there is no better way to gain the experience you need while making a real difference to our service users.
We have roles available in a unique blend of services such as Domiciliary, Reablement, and Crisis. Learn on the job and stay invigorated by working in a job where every day is completely different and fulfilling.
What you’ll get
1. Flexible contracted hours of minimum 20, 30 or 35 hours per week, or zero hours depending on your preferences and to fit your need
2. £300 refer a friend scheme
3. Hours paid on planned, not minute by minute
4. Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay.
5. Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement.
6. Death in Service Payment
7. Pension scheme
8. Carer of the month awards and yearly national Care Heroes Awards
9. TELUS Health benefits and well-being platform.
10. 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
11. Cycle-to-work scheme
12. Enhanced DBS check
13. Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide
Job Description
What you’ll do
Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our service users. Supporting vulnerable people to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes, and housework. You’ll also assist with personal care and help service users to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet, and support with their medication. You’ll be supported by a close-knit care team and experienced managers.
Strive to be proud to care and step in and step up - be the Best of the Best and you could win one of our Carer of the Month awards and receive recognition at our annual Care Heroes ceremony. We want to value you and the work you do.
Qualifications
What you’ll need
You don’t need any experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion, and resilience. You’ll be given all the training and mentoring you need to ensure you are fully equipped to complete the role to the best of your ability and make a real difference to the people of Lancashire. You will be asked to complete a robust training programme, with a blend of face-to-face training (paid), e-learning, and on-the-job mentoring, all combining to ensure you meet the standards of the Care Certificate.