Home Care Assistant

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to providing high-quality home care services. As a Home Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting clients in their own homes, assisting with personal care, medication, and meal preparation. This part-time position offers flexibility with zero-hour contracts or contracted hours to suit your lifestyle. Enjoy a range of benefits including a pension scheme, holiday pay, and professional development opportunities. Make a difference in the lives of those you care for while enjoying the support of a dedicated local team.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line - available 24/7

Refer a friend scheme

Paid training sessions

Support from local branch team

Flexibility in contract hours

Qualifications

• No experience required, but a driving license is essential.
• Support clients with personal care and daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care and medication administration.
• Support clients in meal preparation and promote independence.

Skills

Personal Care Support

Medication Administration

Meal Preparation

Driving

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

Home Care Assistant

South Queensferry/Kirkliston

Part time

£13.27

A driver is required for this role.

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. This role does require a driver.

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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