Care Assistant - Ferndown

TN United Kingdom; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Health & Social Care team as a Healthcare Assistant in Ferndown. This role offers both full-time and part-time hours, with responsibilities including personal care and companionship for the elderly and vulnerable in their homes. Enjoy enhanced benefits such as a refer-a-friend bonus, NHS healthcare scheme, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Enhanced Bank Holiday rates

Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time

NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services, and Gym Membership discounts

Blue light card for store discounts

Opportunities for career development

Support from Mental Health Champions

Paid induction training and ongoing support

Smartphone technology for easy access to work tools

Free uniform and PPE

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence and own reliable vehicle required.
• Full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with personal care and companionship.
• Assist with medication prompting and meal preparation.
• Perform light domestic duties and shopping.

Skills

Companionship

Personal Care

Medication Prompting

Meal Preparation

Light Domestic Duties

Job description

Join Our Health & Social Care Team

Are you looking for a new start? A fresh challenge with a genuine opportunity to make a difference within your local community? Make the change and start a career in Health & Social Care.

Requirements: A Full Driving Licence and your own reliable car/vehicle. Full training is provided.

Current Opportunities in Ferndown

We are recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our team. We offer both full-time and part-time hours with shift patterns from 7am to 2pm or 4pm to 10pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Benefits of Working with Us

• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services, and Gym Membership discounts
• Blue light card, offering store discounts at retailers such as clothing stores and Halfords, as well as discounts on days out to Chessington, Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, etc.
• Opportunities for career development, both field-based and office-based
• Support from our Mental Health Champions
• Paid induction training, shadowing shifts, and supervisions
• Ongoing training and support
• Smartphone technology for easy access to work tools
• Free uniform and PPE

Role Description

We care for the elderly and vulnerable in their own homes, providing an alternative to residential care. As a Care Assistant, your responsibilities include supporting customers with personal care, companionship, medication prompting, meal preparation, light domestic duties, and shopping.