Care Assistant (Car Driver Essential) (Adult Social Care)

Radfield Home Care; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A quality home care provider is seeking care staff in Peterborough and surrounding areas. The role includes providing personal care and support to clients in their homes. Candidates should possess a caring attitude, good communication skills, and be physically capable of performing care tasks. Competitive pay and training opportunities are offered, along with a supportive management team.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Paid travel time

Paid training

5.6 weeks paid holidays

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Physically able to cope with the demands of domiciliary care work.
• Mentally able to handle stressful situations.
• Able to work regular weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for individuals in their homes.
• Assist with personal care, household tasks, and companionship.
• Communicate effectively with clients and families.

Skills

Caring

Good communication

Organised

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

We are a quality led home care provider opening a new branch in Stamford, Peterborough & Rutland.

We provide care in the community for people who need assistance to live independently. This includes a range of support with personal care, household tasks, medication support and companionship calls to name a few.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional care by exceptional people. To make that happen, we believe in recruiting the best staff and in looking after them well. We are now recruiting care staff to join our new team.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer and offer loads of benefits such as:

Competitive rates of pay
Plus paid travel time
Plus paid mileage at £0.30/mile
Paid Training
DBS Paid
5.6 weeks paid holidays
Flexible working patterns
Full and part-time positions
Organised geographical runs
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Supportive and friendly management team
Regular 1:1 supervision meetings with your line manager
Opportunities to develop within your career
A commitment to your health, safety and well-being

DRIVING LICENCE AND ACCESS TO YOUR OWN CAR ARE ESSENTIAL

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Physically able to cope with the demands of domiciliary care work which involves bending, lifting, stretching, kneeling, crouching, using small stepladders, walking, getting up and down stairs & manual dexterity
Mentally able to cope with the demands of domiciliary care work which can be stressful and involve dealing with bereavement and challenging behaviour
Able to work regular weekends either 4 sessions on alternate weekends or 2 sessions every weekend
To participate in the stand by carer rota
Self motivated, organised and flexible
Caring, patient and sensitive to the needs of others and to the sick or infirm
An active team player but also able to work on own initiative
A good communicator

Desired:
Previous experience in the care profession and qualifications are desirable attributes but we can provide training and opportunities to undertake qualifications to staff with no previous care experience.

Our staff are most important to us and we do our utmost to look after them!

We are booking interviews so please APPLY or call Karen on 01780 755722 so we can meet you at our office in Great Casterton, Stamford.