Care and Training Practitioner

Helping Hands Homecare, Inc.; Cambridge; Sur place; GBP 13 000 - 15 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days’ annual leave plus bank quotes

Blue Light Card with discounts

Employee Assistance Programme for well

Varied role blending customer visits,

Growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

Helping Hands Cambridge is seeking a Care and Training Practitioner for a part-time, permanent role. The position involves coaching new carers from interview through onboarding, maintaining quality and compliance, and supporting customer relationships across the branch.

You will lead by example, visit customers, conduct spot checks, and assist with audits while fostering a supportive team culture. The role includes on-call duties as per the branch rota.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Care Assistant and a desire to take the next step in your career.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and access to a roadworthy, insured vehicle.
• Strong communication skills and a supportive, encouraging approach to working with others.
• A keen eye for detail and confidence in maintaining compliance and quality standards.
• A people-first mindset – calm, kind and ready to lead by example.

Responsabilités

• Train, mentor and support new carers so they feel confident, capable and ready to deliver extraordinary care.
• Assist the branch team with compliance, auditing and documentation.
• Complete spot checks and supervisions to maintain high standards across your care team.
• Visit customers to review care plans, ensuring they remain accurate, safe and person-centred.
• Carry out risk assessments with care, clarity and professionalism.
• Support on-call duties in line with the branch rota.

Connaissances

Driving licence

Communication skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Description du poste

Care and Training Practitioner

Department: East 2

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Cambridge

Reporting To: Sam Donnelly

Compensation: £14,000 / year

Description

This is a part-time role, with a 20 hour working week.

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Culture. Extraordinary Careers.

Helping Hands was built on kindness and it still guides everything we do today. We’re a purpose-driven team helping people live well in the homes they love. Join us, and you’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious community where your work truly matters, and your growth is genuinely valued.

As a Care and Training Practitioner with Helping Hands, you’ll play a vital role in shaping exceptional care, supporting new carers from their very first interview through to their full onboarding journey. You’ll coach, guide and uplift your team while helping the branch maintain quality, compliance and meaningful relationships with customers. It’s a role full of purpose, variety and real impact.

What you’ll do

• Train, mentor and support new carers so they feel confident, capable and ready to deliver extraordinary care.
• Assist the branch team with compliance, auditing and documentation.
• Complete spot checks and supervisions to maintain high standards across your care team.
• Visit customers to review care plans, ensuring they remain accurate, safe and person-centred.
• Carry out risk assessments with care, clarity and professionalism.
• Support on-call duties in line with the branch rota.

What you’ll bring

• Experience as a Care Assistant and a desire to take the next step in your career.
• A full, clean UK driving licence and access to a roadworthy, insured vehicle.
• Strong communication skills and a supportive, encouraging approach to working with others.
• A keen eye for detail and confidence in maintaining compliance and quality standards.
• A people-first mindset – calm, kind and ready to lead by example.

Why Helping Hands?

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card with hundreds of national discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support.
• A varied role that blends customer visits with team leadership and office collaboration.
• Genuine pathways for growth and development within a nationwide, award-winning care provider.