Home Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Sleaford is seeking a Home Care Assistant to visit clients in their homes and provide essential support with personal care and companionship. A full UK driver's licence is required, and care experience is helpful, with full training offered. Flexibility in contract type is available, along with various benefits such as paid training and employee support.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Continued professional development

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Line

Support from local branch team

Qualifications

• Care experience is advantageous but full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Visiting clients in their own homes to provide support.
• Assist with personal care, medication, and companionship.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Full UK driver's licence

Good professional and personal references

Job description

Overview

Home Care Assistant

Sleaford

£13.52-£20.28

Due to client requirements we are looking for drivers only.

About Prestige Nursing & Care Sleaford:

Our Sleaford 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 we are looking for:

Visiting clients in their own homes throughout the day to provide support with personal care, medication, general household duties and companionship. You must be a driver.

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 staff
• 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.

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

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