Community Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing Ltd; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Paid time off to volunteer

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care Ashby-de-la-Zouch is seeking a dedicated Domiciliary Care Worker to deliver person-centred home care within clients' own homes in the LE65/LE67/DE11/DE12 areas. You will support individuals to maintain independence, following tailored care plans and company policies.

The role emphasises compassionate care, safeguarding, and professional development within a supportive local team and branch network. Opportunities for ongoing training and career progression are highlighted.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Right to work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship).
• Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for people to keep them in their own homes, typically for elderly clients with cognitive or physical decline.
• Meet physical, health, social and emotional needs in line with the care plan and Prestige Nursing & Care policies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Right to work in UK

Driving License Required

Job description

Job Title: Domiciliary Care Worker

Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch – Areas – LE65, LE67, DE11, DE12

Hourly pay: £14.64- £15.16

About Prestige Nursing & Care Ashby-de-la-Zouch

At Prestige Nursing & Care we pride ourselves on our ability to provide specialist Homecare Services for individuals of all ages living within their own homes. We are committed to ensuring each individual receives a person centred, professional service through our local teams of professional careers and registered nurses.
Prestige Nursing & Care has provided home care for over 80 years, and we have over 30 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to our clients.
The purpose of this role is to ensure the highest level of care, support and wellbeing is delivered to our clients by meeting physical, health, social and emotional needs (in line with the care plan) and adhering to Prestige Nursing & Care policies, procedures and values at all times.

What our client is looking for:

Providing care for people to keep them in their own homes. Typically for elderly people with cognitive or physical decline but can also be for younger people with physical or learning disabilities.

We’re looking for:

• Excellent communication skills
• You have the right to work in the UK (we do not offer any form of Sponsorship)
• Driving License Required

What we offer:

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts

• Work with our own clients, no agency work

• Pension scheme

• Blue light card

• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

• Continued professional development to support you & your career

• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you

• Holiday pay

• Refer a friend scheme

• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff

• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS/PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.