Care Assistant

Carefound Home Care; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid travel time

Mileage paid

Pension scheme

Guaranteed hours

Job summary

Carefound Home Care is seeking Community Care Assistants to support clients in Wilmslow and surrounding areas. We offer flexible or guaranteed hours, paid travel time, and a salary between £14.69 and £16.26 per hour (including travel time). You will be trained with all necessary skills and must have a full UK driving licence and own car.

Benefits include a pension scheme, paid holidays, instant access to pay, and DBS check funding. No sponsorship is offered. Minimum visits are 1 hour.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and your own car.
• Warm, patient and compassionate attitude.
• Be keen to make a real difference to clients’ lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and social support.
• Assist with personal care and mobility.
• Help with medication or specialist needs as required.
• Assist with housekeeping and cooking at clients’ homes.
• Run errands and accompany clients on outings.

Skills

Driving licence

Tools

Car ownership

Job description

Location:Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Cheadle, Knutsford, Macclesfieldand surrounding areas
Pay:£14.69 to £16.26 per hour (including paid travel time) plus mileage at 45p per mile
Hours:Full-time & part-time available (contracted up to 30 hours)

At Carefound Home Care, we’re rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we offer the best career in social care.

We’re looking for kind-hearted people to join us as a Professional Care Assistant in Wilmslow and surrounding areas.

To join us as a Community Care Assistant, you don’t need prior experience as we’ll train you with all the skills you need. You just need afull UK driving licenceandyour own carand to be keen to make a genuine difference to our clients’ lives.

If you’re looking for a career that can be flexible around your lifestyle, has guaranteed pay and involves changing peoples’ lives, then look no further than working as a Professional Care Worker with Carefound Home Care. You’ll get the best employment package including paid travel time, career progression and support.

Please note: We do NOT offer sponsorship.

Our Care Assistant role offers the following benefits:

• We have work in Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Cheadle, Knutsford, Macclesfieldand surrounding areas
• Flexible or guaranteed hours contractwhichever suits your lifestyle
• Contracted hoursfrom 10 to 30 hours per week depending on availability
• High pay rateof £14.69 to £16.26 per hour (including paid travel time)
• Double time onbank holidaysand other designated holiday days
• Paid travel timeat your standard hourly rate (included in the above hourly rate)
• Paid mileageat the full allowance of 45p per mile
• Pay enhancementsto recognise qualifications and long-term commitment
• Instant access to your payinstead of waiting for payday
• Shopping discountsandfree Blue Light Card
• Earn up to£500for referring a friend
• You’re employed by us giving youpaid holidaysand ourpension scheme
• Full in-house induction training with over£360 pay on completion
• Support to completefurther trainingincluding diploma qualifications
• Career progressionalong our career path
• 24/7 local supportfrom a care manager and wider team
• FundedDBS check
• Minimum1 hour visits

As a Care Assistant, you’ll build a relationship and routine with your clients to support them to live with well-being in their own homes. You’ll need to be warm, patient and compassionate with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Your role may include:

• Providing companionship
• Supporting with personal care
• Helping with mobility and staying active
• Assisting with medication or specialist needs
• Helping around the home with housekeeping and cooking
• Running errands such as shopping or picking up prescriptions
• You’ll need a smartphone to use our app