Home Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing & Care; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue light card

Pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity & Adopt.

Continued professional development

Paid time off to volunteer

Holiday pay

Refer a friend scheme

Employee Assistance line 24/7

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care Shrewsbury is seeking a Home Care Assistant to support clients at home in the Shrewsbury area. The role offers part-time hours with pay at £13.00 per hour, and requires DBS/PVG checks, right to work verification, and references in line with government guidance.

No prior care experience is essential, and there is flexibility with zero-hour or contracted hours, plus opportunities for professional development and pension benefits.

Qualifications

• DBS/PVG checks required and right to work verification.
• Safeguarding and safer recruitment practices followed.
• Ability to work with clients in a home care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to clients.
• Assist with medications as required.
• Support with domestic tasks and socialisation.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

Job title: Home Care Assistant

Location: Shrewsbury - SY1, SY2, SY3

Hours: Part time

Pay: £13.00 per hour

About Prestige Nursing & Care Shrewsbury

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 looking for support with personal care, medication, support, domestic and socialisation.

Do you need experience?

Care experience is not essential 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

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.