Care Assistant

Routes Healthcare (North) Limited; Kirklees; Sur place; GBP 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Ongoing training and progression

Résumé du poste

Routes Healthcare (North) Limited is seeking a Care Assistant – Driver with Own Vehicle to travel between clients’ homes across Kirklees North and surrounding areas, delivering person-centred homecare. The role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car, with flexible full-time or part-time hours between 7am and 10pm.

You will visit vulnerable and palliative clients, assist with daily living activities, support with medications, and ensure safe, compassionate care in clients’ homes.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK without employer support.
• Full valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work.
• At least 3 months paid care experience in the UK.

Responsabilités

• Visit clients in their own homes to provide person-centred care.
• Provide personal care with dignity and respect.
• Assist with medication management and meal preparation.
• Travel between client visits and work as part of a team when needed.

Connaissances

Driving licence

Care experience

Description du poste

Care Assistant - Driver with Own Vehicle

Location:kirklees North - Dewsbury, Batley, Cleckheaton and surrounding areas

Pay Rate:£14.24 (Including holiday pay) per hour + 30p per mile

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, Routes are unable to offer a job to anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK or needs employer support.

About Us

Routes Healthcare is a leading homecare provider - we are a care company, not an agency. We're real people who put individual healthcare needs first. We support people in their own homes (not in care homes) and out in the community, taking the time to listen to our clients and making sure their needs are met with care and consideration.

About the Role

This is a homecare position - you'll be travelling to clients' homes throughout the day to provide person-centered care and support.

What You'll Be Doing

• Visiting vulnerable and palliative clients in their own homes
• Providing personal care with dignity and respect
• Supporting with medication management
• Assisting with meal preparation and nutrition
• Working solo or as part of a 2-person team depending on client needs
• Supporting clients with a variety of different care requirements
• Travelling between client visits throughout your shift

What Makes This Different

We support people who need clinically-led enhanced homecare and end-of-life care. All focused on supporting each individual's lifestyle and wellbeing.

We are committed to making lives better 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - not only for the people we support but their loved ones and family members too.

Shift Patterns & Hours

Flexibility to suit your life

• Full-time and part-time hours available
• Runs between 7am and 10pm
• Range of shifts available Monday to Sunday (weekend availability required)
• Shifts allocated based on business needs and your availability
• Once committed to a shift, we need you to complete the full shift reliably

What We Offer

• Ongoing training and progression opportunities

Support

• Dedicated on-call team available 24/7
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• We don't use agency staff - you'll work alongside employed Routes care workers only

Rewards

• £14.24 (Includes holiday pay) per hour
• 30p per mile for travel between clients
• Staff referral scheme with generous incentives (up to £250 per referral)

What You Need

• The right to work in the UK without needing employer support
• A full valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work
• Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering excellent care
• At least 3 months paid care experience in the UK

Routes Healthcare is committed to making lives better through exceptional homecare services.