Care Assistant

Quality Service Recruitment Limited; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable care recruitment agency in Derby is seeking experienced Care Assistants for flexible work hours. You will support elderly residents with age-related illnesses, ensuring their comfort and independence. Responsibilities include following care plans, maintaining safety standards, and assisting with daily living activities. The position offers competitive pay rates of £12.75 per hour on weekdays and £13.25 on weekends, along with opportunities for online training to obtain necessary certificates.

Qualifications

• Two employment references, one must be from a care home.
• In-date mandatory training certificates required.
• Enhanced DBS certificate within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Follow personal care plans.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Assist with daily living activities.

Skills

Relationship building

Patience

Understanding

Tools

Hoists

Slings

Rotundas

Job description

Overview

If you are an experienced Care Assistant looking for Flexible work with weekly paid hours, then look no further! You will be working in a beautiful care home that cares for elderly residents living with a range of age-related illnesses including Dementia and Alzheimers.

Responsibilities

Your Duties include:

• Following personal care plans
• Maintaining health and safety standards and complying with requirements of the home
• General housekeeping and domestic duties
• Reporting condition updates and recording fluid intakes
• Helping patients remain as independent as possible and catering to their likes and dislikes
• Assisting with daily living activities including morning and night-time routines
• Working alongside support workers and care works to provide a complex care package tailored to individual needs
• Toileting/bed bathing and strip washing the service users

We are looking for people who have a talent for quickly developing good relationships, display patience and understanding and put the quality of life of the residents at the forefront of their daily work!

If you want to make a measurable difference in a person’s life, whilst growing your care experience – then APPLY TODAY AND INTERVIEW TOMORROW!

Qualifications & Requirements

To apply for this role you must:

• Have two employment references, one of which must be from a care home setting
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates (inc. moving and handling, safeguarding vulnerable adults and infection control)
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months or registered on the update service.
• Have a range of experience in the use of Hoists, Slings and Rotundas
• Have a minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience working within a residential care home.
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

If you do not have a valid DBS and/or training, do not worry as we can help you with this. We are happy to offer online training available at a subsidised fee and the certificates are yours to keep!

Benefits & Work Hours

This role offers immediate start, ongoing work opportunities.

You will be working from 21:00 to 07:00 on days that suit you between Monday to Sunday.

Pay

• £12.75 per hour (Mon-Fri)
• £13.25 per hour (Sat and Sun)