Community Care Worker - Driver

St Anthony's Care Service; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Travel Time & Travel Costs reimb

Paid 3 week induction training

Mileage rates 55p car / 20p bikes

Blue Light discount card eligibility

Job summary

St Anthony's Care Service in Newcastle is seeking Community Care Workers to support adults at home across Walker, Byker, Jesmond, Heaton and Wallsend. You will assist with daily tasks to help clients live independently, including personal care, meals, medication, and attending appointments. No prior experience needed; full training provided.

A full driving licence and access to a car are required. We offer guaranteed hours contracts for both full-time and part-time positions with paid induction

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required; full training provided.
• Must demonstrate caring, patience, kindness, trustworthiness and commitment.
• Must be punctual, dependable and have excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Personal Care and daily living tasks.
• Support with Food Preparation and medication administration.
• Provide shopping and domestic support; assist with appointments and activities.
• Help clients attend social and physical activities when needed.
• Keep accurate notes and communicate changes to supervisors.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Empathy

Communication skills

Reliability

Time management

Driving license

Job description

A s a Community Care Worker, you will be supporting adults within our Community (Walker Byker, Jesmond, Heaton and Wallsend) help to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible. Each service user requires different support and day to day you could be helping with tasks such as:

• Personal Care
• Food Preparation
• Medication administration
• Shopping and domestic support
• Support to attend appointments or social and physical activities

Are you what we are looking for?

To become a Care Worker with St Anthony’s, experience is not required. We will provide you with full training.

However, you do need to have the right values. To be a good Care Worker you should be able to demonstrate that you are caring, patient, kind, trustworthy and committed to working with vulnerable adults. You also need to be punctual, dependable and have excellent communication skills.

A career in care is very rewarding and allows you to make a difference to someone’s life everyday.

We are currently looking for those who have a current full driving license and access to a motor vehicle that can be used for work purposes.

About

Hours of Work

Our Home Care service runs 7 days a week, 365 days a year from 7.00am to 11.00pm. Our busy periods are from 7am-1pm and 3pm-9pm.

We are looking for Care Workers who can work between these hours and we offer guaranteed hours contracts for both full time and part time positions.

Give us a call on 0191 234 5775, option 4 to discuss your availability and the working days and hours available.

• Paid Travel Time & Travel Costs reimbursed
• Paid 3 week mandatory induction training and paid ongoing training for continuing professional development.
• Mileage rates (per mile) 55p for cars, 20p for electric bikes and pedal bikes.
• Eligibility for a Blue Light retail discount card.

Please note that CVs will nbot be accepted. No agencies please. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Want to know more?

Get in touch with our team using the information below

St Anthony of Padua Community Centre
Welbeck Road
Walker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 3BT