Care Worker - Slough

Avant Healthcare Services Limited; Slough; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

28 days paid holiday

Care certificate training

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Avant Healthcare Services Limited is seeking Care and Support Workers to provide compassionate personal care to clients in their homes within the Slough area. Roles involve assisting with daily living activities, meal preparation, and accompanying clients to appointments and outings.

We offer zero hours and guaranteed hours contracts, with opportunities to grow and access training, including care certificate programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care is desirable.
• Good written and spoken English language.
• Reliable and trustworthy for lone-working scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Assist with showering/bathing, dressing and medication administration.
• Provide practical support: laundry, cleaning, meal preparation, shopping and transport to activities.
• Support clients with daily tasks and manage routine household duties.
• Assist clients with conditions such as dementia or autism with patience and empathy.

Skills

Personal care

Compassion

Reliability

English communication

Job description

Contract Details: We offer zero hours and guaranteed hours contracts in some cases

We have work available in the borough of Slough

Avant healthcare is a domiciliary care provider that places care and support workers with families who require your service in their local community. We are looking for Care and support workers with compassion and kindness.

What do we offer our Care and Support Workers?

• Work life balance because
• Choose to work local to you and give yourself less time travelling
• Promotion, opportunity to grow from within the business
• Pension scheme and 28 days paid holiday
• Continuous support from our dedicated Field base and Service managers
• Benefits from “our refer a friend” scheme
• Paid care certificate training and On-going support and training

COVID-19 Considerations:

• We provide free PPE to all carers e.g. Masks, Hand sanitizers, Apron, Gloves, Shoe covers and Sleeve Covers.

What does being a Care Assistant involve?

• Personal Care such as assist with showering/bathing, dressing, medication etc
• Practical Support such as laundry, cleaning, preparing and cooking meals and taking people out to the shops, doctors or social events.
• Specialized Care - Supporting people with specialist needs
• Helping clients with their everyday duties
• Managing different medical conditions like dementia, autism, challenging behaviour
• Household duties, cooking, cleaning and general running of their home
• Personal Care such as assist with showering/bathing, dressing, medication etc
• Proof Right to work In the UK
• Comfortable travelling to different houses delivering care (No Car required)
• Good written and spoken English language
• Reliable and trustworthy as lone working is required
• Have a caring and nurturing personality
• Passion and commitment to provide outstanding care

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Contract Details

We offer zero hours and guaranteed hours contracts in some cases