Care Assistant - Weekend Hours

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in healthcare is seeking a care assistant in Derby for weekend hours. You will support elderly service users with age-related illnesses, helping them maintain independence. Responsibilities include following care plans, maintaining safety standards, and assisting with daily living activities. Ideal candidates will have experience in a care home and an enhanced DBS. Immediate start is available.

Qualifications

• Have two employment references, one from a care home setting.
• Hold in-date mandatory training certificates.
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate dated within the past 12 months.
• Minimum of 6 months paid UK work experience in a residential care home.
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Responsibilities

• Follow personal care plans.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Assist with daily living activities including morning and night routines.
• Help patients remain as independent as possible.

Skills

Experience with Hoists, Slings, and Rotundas

Ability to assist with daily living activities

Effective communication skills

Job description

Are you an experienced care assistant looking for convenient weekend hours to fit around your lifestyle? As a care assistant, the hours you work will be paid weekly!

The home is in Derby, close to local amenities and with good public transport links. You will be caring for up to 44 elderly service users who suffer with age-related illnesses such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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 workers to provide a complex care package tailored to individual needs
• Toileting/bed bathing and strip washing the service users

If you want to make a measurable difference in a person’s life, whilst growing your care experience – then apply today and interview as early as tomorrow!

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 (including 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!

This role offers an immediate start and ongoing work opportunities. Typical hours on Saturday and/or Sunday will include:

• 07:00 to 14:30
• 14:30 to 21:00
• 07:00 to 21:00
• 21:00 to 07:00

You will be paid £12.75 per hour (days) and £13.25 per hour (nights).