Community Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing & Care; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care is seeking a compassionate Home Care Assistant in Shrewsbury to provide essential support to clients in their homes. The ideal candidate will have experience in personal care, a strong commitment to client welfare, and the ability to foster positive relationships. Various shifts are available to accommodate your lifestyle, and we offer professional development opportunities along with competitive pay.

Benefits

Paid training sessions and shadow shifts

Free DBS check

Weekly Pay

Holiday Pay

24/7 Employee Assistance line

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in caring roles is required.
• Ability to create positive relationships with clients and families.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily tasks, personal care, shopping, and meal preparation.
• Administer medication and support clients to remain in their homes.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Empathy

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Home Care Assistant

Shrewsbury – SY1 SY2 and SY3

Part Time

Our Shrewsbury branch are all long serving and have 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 to make a difference in their lives. What our clients are looking for

As part of our team, we will all work together to create a positive and supportive environment where our clients feel safe and supported. We aim to transform lives by been professional, caring, passionate and supportive.

You will have the opportunity to make a huge difference in our clients lives. You will be committed to making a difference, this includes creating positive relationships with our clients and families, meeting their needs, and always having their best interests at the heart of what we do.

Who are we looking for?

Helping people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, assisting them with daily tasks, personal care, shopping, meal preparation, administering medication etc.

Yes, experience is required.

What we offer:

• A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle.
• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
• Work with our own clients, no agency work.
• Blue light card
• Free DBS check
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Weekly Pay
• Holiday Pay
• Refer a friend with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money – T&C’s apply
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
• A driver’s licence is essential
• Good professional and personal references

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. 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.

As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.