Care assistant

The Private Care Company; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care agency in Brighton is seeking full-time care assistants to provide high-quality care for clients. The role involves delivering personal care tasks and maintaining communication with care managers. Candidates should have good communication skills and reside locally. Training is available for those new to the industry. Flexible working hours are offered, along with various benefits.

Benefits

Company pension

Free flu jabs

Free or subsidised travel

Health & wellbeing programme

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Good written and oral communication skills.
• 1 year of care experience preferred.
• Driving license and access to a car is desired.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care tasks per care plans.
• Assist clients with personal and practical care tasks.
• Document client visits in the online care planning app.

Skills

Care skills

Communication skills

Multi-skilled care delivery

Education

The Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

The Private Care Company aims to employ and retain the highest quality care assistants in Brighton and Hove. We offer excellent working conditions and benefits including competitive pay, paid holiday, enhanced rates on Bank Holidays, guaranteed regular hours and additional hours/overtime available if wanted, structured routes with clustered calls, caring for the same individuals each day, payment for travel time, paid petrol expenses (up to £7.50 per day), minimum 30-minute call time, and extensive training opportunities including The Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 3, 4 and 5). A £150 Training Incentive payment is paid on completion of The Care Certificate.
A friendly and supportive management team and regular communication including monthly newsletters and recognition awards.

Job Description

The Private Care Company is a private, award-winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation to provide high quality home care services which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.

We’re currently looking to recruit 4 full-time care assistants living in the Brighton & Hove area to provide care for clients living in the local area. Ideally, you’ll have relevant experience and qualifications, however we offer full training to those wishing to enter the care industry who have a caring nature and demonstrate our core values of kindness and empathy.

Responsibilities

• To deliver all tasks stated on the care plans to an excellent standard and in accordance with all The Private Care Company’s policies and procedures, best practice, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations
• To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal and practical care tasks which may include helping to wash, getting dressed, light housework, laundry, shopping etc.
• To support client’s food and fluid intake as directed by the care plan, and to ensure documentation of all intake as per training
• To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required
• To communicate with and report any incidents to the Care Manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered
• To liaise with other professionals such as district nurses, doctors, pharmacists, occupational therapists etc, to ensure that clients receive a high standard of care
• To manage own workload of allocated client visits and to be responsible for documenting each client visit on the online care planning app

Skills / Experience / Knowledge

• The Care Certificate (full training provided)
• Multi-skilled care delivery capability
• Good written and oral communication skills

Person Profile

• Team player
• Ability to think on feet
• Kind, caring and patient
• Able to manage difficult situations
• Reliable
• Lives in local area - we are unable to provide sponsorship
• Has full driving licence and access to a car

Working Hours

• 0700 – 1900hrs
• 0700-1300
• 1800-2300
• 3 or 4 day routes available to include 1 weekend day each week

Job Types

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Permanent

Benefits

• Company pension
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience: care: 1 year (preferred)
• Licence/Certification: driving licence and access to a car (desired)
• UK postcode in the Brighton area (required)

Work Location

On the road