Home Care Assistant

Prestige Nursing; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate Home Care Assistants to provide essential support to elderly clients. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference in people's lives while enjoying the flexibility of a zero-hour contract or contracted hours. You will receive full training, ensuring you are well-prepared to assist clients with their daily needs, including personal care and medication management. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive team environment, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to build a rewarding career in home care. Join us and help improve the quality of life for those in your community!

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Care experience is advantageous but full training will be provided.
• Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist elderly clients with washing, dressing, meal preparation, and medication.
• Provide high-quality, community-based specialist home care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Care experience

Full UK driver’s licence

Job description

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About Prestige Nursing & Care Shrewsbury

Our Shrewsbury 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 the branch is looking for

Home Care Assistants for elderly clients with varying needs, assistance with washing, dressing, meal preparation and assistance with medication.

Do you need experience?

Care experience is advantageous but full training will be provided.

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

We’re looking for:

• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver’s licence
• Good professional and personal references

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.