Home Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in home care is seeking a Home Care Assistant to provide essential support to clients in their homes. The role includes administering medication, assisting with personal care, and promoting client independence. With flexible contract options, no prior experience is required, making it an excellent opportunity to make a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Paid for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Continued professional development

Holiday pay

Refer a friend scheme

Employee Assistance line available 24/7

Support from local branch team

Qualifications

• Driver is essential for this role.
• Experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their own homes.
• Administer medication and assist with personal care needs.
• Assist clients with meal preparation.

Skills

Support clients

Administration of medication

Personal care

Meal preparation

Job description

Home Care Assistant

Edinburgh – EH9, EH10, EH14, EH16, EH17

£13.27 per hour

Driver required

About Prestige Nursing & Care Edinburgh

Our Edinburgh branch are all long serving and have a vast knowledge of the area and our client base. Our purpose is to provide high quality, community-based specialist home care and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients, and to make a difference in their lives.

What our client is looking for

Your role will include supporting clients in their own homes, administration of medication, supporting clients with personal care needs, supporting clients with meal preparation and supporting clients to be independent.

Do you need experience?

Experience is not required for this role. Driver is essential.

What we offer:

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts

• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.

• Work with our own clients, no agency work

• Pension scheme

• Blue light card

• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

• Continued professional development to support you & your career

• Holiday pay

• Refer a friend scheme

• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff

• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

Want to find out how you can make life better for yourself and the people you care for? Apply today.

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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