Copy of Care Assistant - Horley, Surrey

Right at Home UK; Crawley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Company pension

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Paid training

Store discount

Job summary

Right at Home Reigate & Crawley is seeking a caring Care Assistant to support older adults in their own homes. You will provide personal care, companionship, and help with daily tasks in a warm, respectful setting.

The role requires a driving licence, 1 year care experience, and availability for mornings or evenings with some weekends. Full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Full UK or EU driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Minimum 1 year care experience required for this role.
• Availability for early mornings (from 7:45am) or evenings (from 5pm) and every other weekend.
• Must attend a 3-day training course and E-Learning.
• Located within a 7-mile radius of Reigate & Crawley.
• Have or be willing to obtain business vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities

• Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day.
• Personal care.
• Administering medication.
• Assisting Clients with washing and dressing.
• Shopping, housekeeping and meal preparation.
• Taking Clients to appointments or outings.

Skills

Driving license

Care experience

Flexible schedule

Training willingness

Job description

Don't dread the darkness of Autumn and be someone's light in a role filled with warmth and reward.

Do you enjoy caring, helping and showing kindness to older people in the community?

If this sounds like you then we have the role for you...Right at Home Reigate & Crawley is a local, quality, homecare provider who supports vulnerable adults to receive the care and companionship they need in their own home.

We have an unparalleled reputation of being a respectful, compassionate and trusted provider of quality homecare making us a real employer of choice.

Requirements of a Care Assistant:

• Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle
• Minimum of 1 year care experience required for this role
• Be able to offer availability either early mornings (from 7:45am) or evening (from 5pm) and offer availability every other weekend
• Commit to attending a 3-day training course and E-Learning
• Located within an 7-mile radius of Reigate & Crawley
• Have or be willing to obtain business vehicle insurance

What we offer our Care Assistants including benefits:

• Competitive pay rates starting at £15.00 p/h and double pay on bank holiday
• Contributions to travel time and mileage pay at 35p per mile
• Holiday pay, Sick pay and Pension contributions
• Monthly awards includes Shopping Vouchers and Certificates
• Work Anniversary Celebration includes Shopping Voucher and Certificate
• Birthday gifts each year
• Seasonal festive gifts on Easter and Christmas including vouchers
• Friend referral scheme bonus
• Award-winning training and ongoing support
• Access to further learning
• Clear career progression routes
• Employees commitment to agreed weekly hours

Duties will include:

• Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
• Personal care
• Administering medication
• Assisting Clients with washing and dressing
• Shopping
• Housekeeping
• Meal preparation
• Taking Clients for appointments or outings

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers. This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Interested?

Right at Home is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of personal or protected characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid training
• Store discount

Work Location: In person