Care Assistant Part Time

SureCare Central Cheshire; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider in Nantwich seeks compassionate care assistants to support clients in their homes. You'll help with personal care, meal preparation, and medication, while enjoying flexible hours and comprehensive training. If you're dedicated and want to make a difference, this rewarding role is for you. Competitive hourly rates and multiple benefits are offered.

Benefits

Paid travel time

Annual loyalty bonus

Career progression opportunities

Free Blue Light Card for discounts

5.6 weeks annual leave

Qualifications

• Passion for helping people with a caring nature.
• Ability to work flexible shift patterns.
• Must have a car for traveling between clients.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care, washing, and dressing.
• Assist with meal preparation and medication administration.
• Build friendships with clients to reduce social isolation.

Skills

Caring attitude

Communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for helping people? Are you naturally caring with a positive outlook? Do you want to work for a supportive company? If you can answer yes to the questions above then you could be looking at a career in adult social care.

We need dedicated team members to help people return home from hospital, free up hospital beds and help people to remain at home where they feel most comfortable. Together we can make a difference to those who really need us.

Here at SureCare our care assistants work as a team to provide a range of care and support services to older people living in their own homes. Our main priority for the role is to find people who share our values and attitude to work and want to provide only the very highest levels of care for our clients.

Training and progression

You do not need to have previous experience in care as we provide full training through our in-house induction course, you then have the opportunity to shadow runs and see how care is delivered by our experienced carers, you are then observed delivering care so that you have the support until you feel confident to go onto the rota on your own or as part of a double handed team. You will also be supported to complete the Care Certificate and will have access to our wide range of e-learning courses. As you progress you will have the opportunity to complete NVQs in care and specialise in particular areas of care that you enjoy the most.

Benefits

• A supportive management team.
• Hourly rates are £12.80 for weekdays, £13.70 for evenings (after 6pm) and for weekends. Bank holidays are paid at £19.20 during the day and £20.55 after 6pm. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are both paid at double time.
• Paid travel time for travelling between clients homes.
• Paid mileage in addition to travel time.
• Annual loyalty bonus, which increases each year (conditions apply)
• A range of different shift patterns to suit a work/life balance.
• Regular shifts to build relationships with clients.
• Full extensive and ongoing training. Paid attendance for induction and shadowing.
• Exciting opportunities for career progression within our growing branch.
• DBS cost reimbursed after successful completion of probation period.
• Refer a friend bonus scheme £250 after they pass probation and another £250 on their 1 year work anniversary.
• Free Blue Light Card giving access to 1000's of online and high street discounts.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave.
• Free branded uniform and identification card.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• To be part of a company which is highly rated on both Google and homecare.co.uk, the country's leading home care review website.

You will need a car for these roles due to the locations of our clients.

Role and duties

Working in care can be tough and it is true to say that no two days are the same but it is one of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have, in fact it is much more than just a job. You will get to visit some wonderful people who have incredible stories to share and will amaze you with their achievements in life. You could be supporting clients with personal care, washing and dressing, meal preparation, medication administration, cleaning duties, accompanying to appointments and building friendships to reduce social isolation. You may be the only person our client sees in a day and you can make a positive difference to their day.

How to apply

If you are interested and want to know more call us on 01270 667288 for an informal discussion or send your CV to [e-mail].