Care Assistant

Caremark Ltd; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider in Guildford is seeking Care Assistants to help customers with daily living tasks. The role offers flexible hours, competitive pay from £12.00 to £14.20 per hour, and no prior experience is needed as training is provided. Care Assistants must be caring and self-motivated, with a driving license and access to a vehicle preferred. Benefits include a pension scheme, career progression opportunities, and paid holiday. Potential candidates should have a passion for helping others in their community.

Benefits

Petrol allowance 40p mileage

Pension scheme

Free uniforms

Career progression opportunities

Referral fee bonuses

Paid holiday up to 28 days pro-rata

Qualifications

• Ability to work alternative weekends and at least two evenings a week.
• Driving license and access to a car are required.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with washing and dressing.
• Help with shopping and meal preparation.
• Prompt medication and support daily routines.

Skills

Self-motivated

Caring and sensitive

Flexible

Good communicator

Job description

Hours : Full or part time

Are you kind-hearted with a passion for helping others? Would you like a career as a care Assistant?

We are looking for friendly and caring individuals to join our amazing team of Care Assistants providing in-home care as an alternative to residential care homes.

No experience necessary as full training will be provided.

We provide care in peoples’ homes throughout the Boroughs of Guildford and Woking; East Horsley, Ripley, Worplesdon, Shalford and Byfleet. You will need to have a driving licence and car.

Our Care Assistants can work full or part-time hours and their shifts can include early mornings, late evenings and weekends.

Please note, we only offer sponsorship to those people already in the UK.

Principal Responsibilities

Your role would include helping customers with tasks such as :

• Help with washing & dressing
• Shopping & meal preparation
• Prompting with medication
• Support with daily routines
• Respite services
• Socialising and leisure activities
• Helping customers access the community

What we look for

It’s important to us that all Caremark Care Assistants have the following qualities :

• Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator

EXPERIENCE NOT ESSENTIAL AS TRAINING IS PROVIDED

We do ask that you can work alternative weekends and at least two evenings a week. Our earliest call starts at 7am and our latest call finishes around 9.30pm.

Benefits

£12.00-£14.20 per hour

We can offer :

• Highly competitive rates of pay (£12.00-£14.20 per hour)
• Petrol allowance 40p mileage
• Ad hoc bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• High rate of pay for Bank Holidays
• Short course qualifications
• Full level 2 and level 3 qualifications available
• Free uniforms
• Full PPE Supplied
• Lateral Flow Tests 2 x per Week
• Career progression opportunities
• Referral fee bonuses
• Free Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) terms and conditions apply
• Up to 28 days paid holiday per annum pro rata
• Guaranteed contract hours available
• Sponsorship if you are already in the UK

Additional Information

We have work throughout the boroughs of Guildford and Woking; however, we currently have a particular demand for carers in Guildford Car drivers preferred.

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