Home Care Assistant

Sterling Cross Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local homecare provider in Bath is seeking a passionate Home Care Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will provide essential support to individuals in their homes, assisting with personal care, errands, and social engagement. Opportunities for full-time and part-time hours are available, with a focus on promoting independence and dignity for clients.

Benefits

Full training provided

Mileage subsidies

Career development opportunities

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous professional experience working in care.
• Willing to help with personal care tasks.
• Valid driving licence and access to personal vehicle is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support during scheduled visits.
• Assist with chores and errands for clients.
• Help with medication management and social needs.

Skills

Considerate attitude

Experience in care

Good communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Kind, considerate, and go the extra mile to help out?

A local homecare provider is looking for someone passionate about care and comfort to join them as a Home Care Assistant (HCA) in the Bath area.

You’ll become part of a modern, innovative domiciliary care service, led by a group who’ve been leaders in premium residential and nursing care for decades and are now bringing their honed expertise into care-at-home.

As a Home Care Assistant, you’ll make scheduled visits and offer key day-to-day living support to people who find these activities difficult to do independently, such as due to frailty or limited mobility.

Your day could include helping with personal care, with chores and errands, with medication, and spending quality time together to help with wellbeing and social needs.

This is a great opportunity to join a team that endeavours to help local people live as independently as possible, with as much dignity as possible, in the comfort and security of their own homes.

This is a permanent Home Care Assistant position – full-time, part-time and hours are available.

Person specification:

• (Essential) Previous professional experience working in care
• (Essential) Considerate attitude and willing to help with personal care tasks
• (Highly desirable) Valid driving licence and access to personal vehicle
• (Desirable) NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)

Benefits and enhancements include:

• Full training provided
• Mileage subsidies
• Further learning and career development, including progression opportunities
• Cycle-to-Work scheme
• Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Pension scheme