Community Care Assistant

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Renfrew; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care agency is seeking compassionate individuals to provide personal and emotional support to clients in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. No previous experience is necessary; comprehensive training will be provided. Carers can expect a supportive environment, flexible hours, and competitive pay, including paid travel time, and the chance to contribute to clients' well-being. Join a team that values kindness, professionalism, and a strong sense of purpose.

Benefits

Annual 5% pay increase

Paid training

Company events

Company pension

Paid travel time

Qualifications

• No previous care experience required; comprehensive training provided.
• Kind, caring, and empathetic personality.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude at all times.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential personal care to clients.
• Offer emotional support and companionship.
• Assist with meal preparation and light housekeeping.
• Support with medication reminders and hygiene routines.

Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Kindness and Empathy

Can-do Attitude

Professionalism

Basic Cooking Skills

Job description

Areas Covered:

Renfrewshireareas of Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone and Erskineand Inverclydeareas of Port Glasgow and Greenock.

Postcodes we cover are:

G41, G43, G46, G77, G5, G78, G53, G52, PA2, G81, G82, PA3, PA4, PA5, PA15, PA16, PA11, PA8 and PA7

Pay rates:

• £13 per hour and then rises to £13.20 after you pass your 3 months probation. Then after a year rises again to £13.62
• We pay DOUBLE time on ALL bank holidays
• Paid travel time

Shifts may include:

• 7am - 4pm
• 5pm -11pm
• 7am - 8pm

All of our carers work alternate weekends.

We have set contracts on weekly hours of either:

• 8, 16, 20, 25, 30, and 40 hours per week

Why do people choose to work with our amazing team?

• We are passionate about providing high quality care tailored to the needs of our clients
• Carer of the month
• Refer to a friend Scheme
• Carer centric- we advocate for work life balance and work around family life.
• Supportive office staff and colleagues
• Carer progression
• Annual 5% pay increase. Paid training .
• We PAY TRAVEL TIME which a lot of providers don’t
• We provide a free tyre for your car every year
• We provide free puncture repairs and a free service for your car.
• You are allocated clients so you can build and nurture professional working relationship.
• We celebrate and listen to our carers. We are a very proactive and progressive employer.
• Birthdays off and recognition for going above and beyond.
• Monthly and sometimes weekly staff incentives
• We are a unit, a family and you will never feel that you are working alone, even though most of the calls are singles. There is always some one at the end of the phone should you need anything.
• You will have complete support from our Management team
• We have excellent retention rates - people choose to stay with us for a long time :)

Are you a team player? Are you motivated by helping other people, driven to make other people happy? Hard working and determined to make a difference in people’s lives everyday? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you!

Visiting Angels is a global leader in home care, providing exceptional care to clients for over 20 years. Our mission is to offer outstanding, personalised care while supporting our caregivers in every step of their journey. We focus on fostering independence, dignity, and comfort for our clients, and we believe every caregiver deserves to feel appreciated and respected.

Whether you live in the Renfrewshire or Inverclyde you will be offered a choice of caregivers matched to your care needs and also to your interests. Our home care services include respite care, elderly care and much more.

No previous care experience? We’ve Got You Covered!

If you're new to care, we’ll guide you every step of the way. Our comprehensive training will prepare you to succeed and build a rewarding career in care.

What values do we look for in our staff?

• Excellent Communication Skills.
• To be Kind, caring and empathetic.
• We want to speak with staff who have a ‘can do’ attitude
• To show a professional attitude at all times
• We look for people with a story to tell and you genuinely wake up on a morning looking forward to helping other people.
• A natural passion for companionship where you really enjoy helping other people.
• To maintain Professionalism at all times
• Be able to cook basic meals for the people we care for

Key responsibilities:

We offer person centred care packages tailored to suit each individual taking into account what their preferences and needs are, such as:

• Providing essential personal care to clients in a respectful, dignified manner
• Offering emotional support and companionship, building trust and meaningful relationships
• Assisting with everyday tasks, including meal preparation and light housekeeping
• Supporting with medication reminders and personal hygiene routines
• Ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for the people you care for

You doNOTneed previous care experience to work with our team atVisiting Angels.We care about people’s values, what makes them happy, why they want to work in care and more importantly - how can they make people feel happy, safe and independent as much as possible.

Become part of the Visiting Angels Family! We pride ourselves on being so much more than just an employer, we are a supportive, friendly network of people with a passion for caring and supporting others and supporting you in your role.

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Come and see us at our office for an interview and meet our amazing Managing Director, Georg. Our fantastic Registered Manager, Kirstie and our lovely Admin Manager, Lynsey.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension

We can’t wait to hear from you.