Community Care Assistant – Forfar/Kirrimuir

Prestige Nursing; Kirriemuir; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care provider in Kirriemuir seeks a Community Care Assistant to support clients with personal care, medication, and meal preparation. The role offers flexible hours with a zero-hour contract option and requires driving. Previous care experience is an advantage but not mandatory. Join us in making a positive impact on our clients' lives.

Benefits

Paid training

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity scheme

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line

Qualifications

• Driver required due to client needs.
• Care experience is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care and medication.
• Assist clients with meal preparation.
• Enable clients to remain in their homes.

Skills

Care experience

Driving

Job description

Overview

Community Care Assistant – Forfar/Kirrimuir

Shifts

Shifts: 4/3 working pattern. Week 1: Mon, Tues, Sat and Sun. Week 2: Wed, Thurs, Fri. Times: Shifts start at 7am-2pm and 4pm-10pm.

£13.01 – £13.41 per hour

Due to client requirements we require a driver for this role.

About Prestige Nursing & Care Angus

Our Angus 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 client is looking for

We are looking for carers to support our clients to remain within their homes and provide support with personal care, medication support and meal preparation.

Experience

Care experience is advantageous but not essential for this role.

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 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.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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