Community Carer

Greenwood Homecare; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid mileage

28 days paid holiday

Refer a friend £200 bonus

DBS paid by employer

Full training

Job summary

Greenwood Homecare is seeking a compassionate Community Care Assistant to support elderly and disabled clients in their homes across the Cambridge area.

You will visit clients, assist with daily activities, prepare meals, and help with medications, all while promoting independence and wellbeing. Full training is provided, and a drive and access to a car are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a driving licence and access to a car.
• No experience required; full training provided.
• Friendly and caring attitude essential.

Responsibilities

• Visit clients to assist with personal care and dressing.
• Cook and serve nutritious meals.
• Administer prescribed medications.
• Provide social support and companionship.
• Light housework and promote wellbeing.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

***You must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle to carry out this role***

Salary: £15.00 per hour, rising to £15.50 per hour

Paid Mileage

28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays), paid pro-rata.

Refer a friend scheme, with £200 bonus paid for any friends referred.

Are you a caring person?

Do you want to do something genuinely rewarding and work in a job where you can go home feeling like you have given something back?

We are looking for caring and sincere people to join our passionate care team, who spend every day helping people lead their lives to the full. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience in care, we’ll give you full training, and lots of support when you start out with our clients.

If you like what you hear, then you should consider a career as a Community Care Assistant with Greenwood Homecare.

Job Responsibilities:

As a care worker you will visit the homes of elderly, disabled and vulnerable adults to provide a range of services which enable them to live independently. You’ll find that no two days are the same, but one thing for sure is that you’ll get to know your clients, their likes and dislikes, and by working with them you’ll be helping them stay safely in their own home. Here are some of the things you might support with:

• Assisting with personal care and dressing.
• Cooking and serving nutritious meals.
• Helping prepare and administer
• Medication. Social support and companionship. Chatting to customers and keeping them company.
• Light housework such as the occasional wash. Promoting customer health and well-being,
• enabling them to live their life to the full.

Requirements of Community Care Assistant:

The main thing we want is for you to have a friendly & caring attitude. If you’ve got that, then regardless of experience, you’ll be a great carer!

We work in the community, so you will need to drive and have access to a car.

Benefits of Working at Greenwood:

• Wages start at £15.00 per hour, rising to £15.50 per hour at weekends and £18.20 at bank holidays.
• Basic rates of pay increase the longer you stay at the company.
• Paid, full internal training for role. No experience required.
• We’ll pay for your DBS before you join. Guaranteed hours contracts depending on your availability.
• All equipment including mobile phone and uniform provided free of charge or a mobile phone allowance.
• 35p mileage. Continued in house training and support with unlimited training courses to complete at your leisure.
• Monthly workshops, meetings and group supervisions.
• Weekly communications out to update on company and customers feedback to ensure you are kept up to date.
• Career Development Opportunities including QCF Qualification & Credit Framework.
• 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays), paid pro-rata. Refer a friend scheme, with £200 bonus paid for any friends referred.
• Reward badge recognition system. The opportunity to have a truly meaningful impact on people’s lives!