Compassionate Community Care Worker | Flexible Hours

Care In Kent; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 37,278,000 - 39,950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £13.01

Flexible days, evenings and weekends

Induction and training

Ongoing development

Local community-based work around Folk

Job summary

Care in Kent is seeking a kind, reliable Community Care Worker to join our Folkestone team, helping people live safely and independently at home.

You will provide personal care, medication support, meals, light tasks, mobility assistance, companionship, wellbeing monitoring and community outings. The role involves lone working with office/on-call support, and offers induction and ongoing development as you support diverse clients.

Responsibilities

• Personal care – washing, showering, dressing, continence care and supporting people with their daily routines
• Medication support – prompting, assisting or administering medication in line with training and the client's care plan
• Meals & nutrition – preparing meals, drinks and encouraging good nutrition and hydration
• Light household tasks
• Supporting mobility and independence
• Companionship & emotional support – sometimes a good chat and a cuppa really does make someone's day
• Monitoring wellbeing – noticing changes or concerns and communicating these to the team
• Community support – helping clients get out and about, attend appointments or enjoy activities that matter to them

Job description

Care in Kent is seeking a kind, reliable Community Care Worker to join our Folkestone team, helping people live safely and independently at home.

You will provide personal care, medication support, meals, light tasks, mobility assistance, companionship, wellbeing monitoring and community outings. The role involves lone working with office/on-call support, and offers induction and ongoing development as you support diverse clients.