Care Assistants

Berry Recruitment Group; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Berry Recruitment Group is seeking two Community Care Assistants to provide domiciliary care in Wellingborough and surrounding areas. This mobile role requires driving between client homes and access to your own car.

You will help with personal care, medication support, meals, and daily living, following care plans. Enhanced DBS, driving licence, and mandatory training are required; weekend availability is expected.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS certificate.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own car.
• Ability to travel between different client homes.
• Mandatory training certificates: Manual handling and people handling; Food hygiene; Risk assessment; Fire safety; COSHH; Infection prevention and control; Medication training; Safeguarding; PEG training; Behaviour that challenges; GDPR and data protection; Syringe training.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and assistance with daily living
• Supporting clients with medication
• Preparing meals and drinks
• Carrying out general household cleaning
• Supporting clients with independence and wellbeing
• Assisting with moving and handling where required
• Following individual care plans and risk assessments
• Maintaining client dignity, privacy and confidentiality
• Following health and safety and infection control procedures

Skills

Reliable

Caring

Professional

Flexibility

Driving licence

Job description

Community Care Assistants Required

Locations: Wellingborough, Rushden, Irthlingborough and Finedon (Surronding areas)

Pay Rate: £13.21 per hour

Hours: 9 to 11 hours per day

Contract: Temporary ongoing

Working Days: All days, including weekends

Vacancies: 2 female carers required

We are looking for two reliable, compassionate and experienced Community Care Assistants to provide domiciliary care to clients in their own homes across Wellingborough and the surrounding villages.

This is a mobile role, so you must be able to drive between different client locations throughout the day. Access to your own car is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and assistance with daily living
• Supporting clients with medication
• Preparing meals and drinks
• Carrying out general household cleaning
• Supporting clients with their independence and wellbeing
• Assisting with moving and handling where required
• Following individual care plans and risk assessments
• Maintaining client dignity, privacy and confidentiality
• Following health and safety and infection control procedures

Essential Requirements

• Enhanced DBS certificate
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car
• Ability to travel between different client homes
• Mandatory training certificates covering the following areas:
• Manual handling and people handling
• Food hygiene
• Risk assessment
• Fire safety
• COSHH
• Infection prevention and control
• Medication training
• Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children and adults
• PEG training
• Behaviour that challenges
• GDPR and data protection
• Syringe training
• Reliable, caring and professional approach
• Flexibility to work weekdays and weekends

Previous domiciliary care experience is desirable.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010