Community Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing; Dundee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate community care assistants to provide high-quality support to older adults in their homes. This role offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time hours and includes comprehensive training for those new to care. You'll enjoy a supportive environment with no agency work, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with clients. With perks like a pension scheme, holiday pay, and professional development opportunities, this is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of others while enjoying a fulfilling career. Apply today to start your journey in community care!

Benefits

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Continued professional development

Holiday pay

Refer a friend scheme

Employee Assistance line – available 24/7

Qualifications

• Experience is not needed for this role – full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support older adults within their own homes, including driving and walking positions.
• Carers are paid for a full shift, including walking time and downtime.

Job description

Community Care Assistant

Location: Dundee

Salary: £12.20 – weekdays, £12.57 – weekends.

About Prestige Nursing & Care Dundee

Our Dundee branch comprises long-serving staff with a vast knowledge of the area and our client base. Our purpose is to provide high-quality, community-based specialist home care and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients and make a difference in their lives.

What our client is looking for

We are looking for community care workers to support older adults within their own homes – driving and walking positions are available. We are seeking both full-time and part-time carers. Carers are paid for a full shift, which includes walking time as well as any gaps and downtime.

Do you need experience?

Experience is not needed for this role – full training will be provided.

What we offer:

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.
• 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.
• 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.

Want to find out how you can make life better for yourself and the people you care for? Apply today.

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.

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

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.