Care Assistant - Crawley, West Sussex

Right at Home UK; Crawley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting pay £15/h

Double pay on bank holidays

Mileage 0.35 per mile

Holiday pay

Sick pay

Pension contributions

Training and progression

Weekly hours commitment

Awards and vouchers

Referral bonus

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Right at Home UK in Reigate & Crawley is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to support older adults in their own homes. Join a respected provider with award-winning training, clear career progression, and a friendly team.

Role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, with availability including early mornings or evenings and some weekends. Excellent pay from £15.00 per hour plus enhanced bank holiday rates and mileage contributions.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle
• Minimum of 1 year care experience required for this role
• Be able to offer availability either early mornings (from 7:45am) or evening (from 5pm) and offer availability every other weekend
• Commit to attending a 3-day training course and E-Learning
• Located within an 7-mile radius of Reigate & Crawley
• Have or be willing to obtain business vehicle insurance

Responsibilities

• Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
• Personal care
• Administering medication
• Assisting Clients with washing and dressing
• Shopping
• Housekeeping
• Meal preparation
• Taking Clients for appointments or outings

Job description

Don't dread the darkness of Autumn and be someone's light in a role filled with warmth and reward.

Do you enjoy caring, helping and showing kindness to older people in the community?

If this sounds like you then we have the role for you...Right at Home Reigate & Crawley is a local, quality, homecare provider who supports vulnerable adults to receive the care and companionship they need in their own home.

We have an unparalleled reputation of being a respectful, compassionate and trusted provider of quality homecare making us a real employer of choice.

Requirements of a Care Assistant:

• Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle
• Minimum of 1 year care experience required for this role
• Be able to offer availability either early mornings (from 7:45am) or evening (from 5pm) and offer availability every other weekend
• Commit to attending a 3-day training course and E-Learning
• Located within an 7-mile radius of Reigate & Crawley
• Have or be willing to obtain business vehicle insurance

What we offer our Care Assistants including benefits:

• Competitive pay rates starting at £15.00 p/h and double pay on bank holiday
• Contributions to travel time and mileage pay at 35p per mile
• Holiday pay, Sick pay and Pension contributions
• Monthly awards includes Shopping Vouchers and Certificates
• Work Anniversary Celebration includes Shopping Voucher and Certificate
• Birthday gifts each year
• Seasonal festive gifts on Easter and Christmas including vouchers
• Friend referral scheme bonus
• Award-winning training and ongoing support
• Access to further learning
• Clear career progression routes
• Employees commitment to agreed weekly hours

Duties will include:

• Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
• Personal care
• Administering medication
• Assisting Clients with washing and dressing
• Shopping
• Housekeeping
• Meal preparation
• Taking Clients for appointments or outings

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers. This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Interested?

Right at Home is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of personal or protected characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid training
• Store discount

Work Location: In person