Home Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing; Dunster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Dunster is seeking a Home Care Assistant to provide support to a housebound client. The role requires prior care experience and offers flexible contract options, including a zero-hour contract. Candidates must be prepared for background checks and must promote equal opportunities. Competitive salary at £12.94 per hour and various employee perks are included.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Paid time off to volunteer

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line

Qualifications

• Care experience is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist a housebound client with housework and shopping.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

Job title: Home Care Assistant

Location: Minehead

Pay: £12.94 per hour

About Prestige Nursing & Care Taunton

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 lives better for our clients.

What our client is looking for

Our client is housebound and needs assistance with housework and shopping.

Do you need experience?

Care experience is required for this role.

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
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• 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. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

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.

We reserve the right to close this position early.