Compassionate Home Care Assistant - Flexible Hours & Training

Northern Advisory Council for Further Education; Dungiven; On-site; Full time

Job description

NWCare is a Northern Ireland based company - we DO NOT offer sponsorship

NWCare is one of Northern Ireland's leading domiciliary care agencies, serving the community for over 50 years.

Job Overview
Due to expansion of service, we are seeking compassionate and dedicated Home Care Assistants to join our team. In this role, you will provide essential support to individuals in their homes , ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. The ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, be attentive to Service Users' needs, and have a genuine desire to make a positive difference in people's lives. These positions offer an opportunity to work in a rewarding environment where your efforts directly enhance the quality of life for those in your care.

We are recruiting home care assistants to cover both full time and part time rotas in Dungiven. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy.

We work a 4/3 rota pattern - Week 1 Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday - Week 2 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

We have morning and afternoon rotas available beginning 07:00 - 18:30

For mums with no childcare or for students who are at college/university during the day, the bed rotas offer a flexible option to earn extra money.

We offer all of our staff -

• Excellent hourly rate of pay
• Mileage paid
• Annual leave on a pro rata basis
• NISCC - Post registration training learning
• On-line learning
• Training academies throughout Northern Ireland
• Practical paid training
• CPD approved certificate for training
• QCF Levels 2, 3 and 5 qualifications
• Internal career progression
• Paid shadowing
• Mentoring arrangements
• Flexible working hours - full time and part time morning, afternoon, evenings and late rotas
• Child friendly hours - put to bed rotas to suit mums and students
• Running 4/3 rotas both full time and part time available
• Experienced care company serving the community for over 50 years
• Recommend a Friend incentive - any of our staff who recommend someone who comes to work for NWCare will receive a voucher (no limit to number)

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted

If you are interested in a career in care - then we are interested in talking to you. Apply online or call into any of our 6 branches.

• Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle
• Able to promote and deliver person centered care
• Able to promote dignity and respect when delivering care
• Be well organised/professional/caring
• Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care
• Care about the community they live in
• QCF level 3 in H & SC

Additional

NWCare is an equal opportunities employer. NWCare wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.

NWCare is part of the North West Healthcare Group

You can find out more information by visiting the other group member sites