Home Care Assistant

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care provider in Wakefield is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to provide high-quality care. Responsibilities include meal preparation, companionship, and medication assistance. The ideal candidate must have a valid driving licence, own car, and an Enhanced DBS. This full-time position offers competitive pay at £12.75 per hour, along with benefits like mileage allowance and employee wellness support.

Benefits

Company pension

On-site parking

Referral programme

30p per mile mileage allowance

Free training

Direct employment with holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Passion and desire to provide high quality care.
• Friendly, sympathetic, and supportive towards vulnerable adults.
• Reliable and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Assist with meal preparation and companionship care.
• Engage in social outings and shopping trips.
• May require assistance with personal care.
• Keep accurate records of support provided.

Skills

High quality care

Friendly and supportive attitude

Reliability

Flexibility

Tools

Driving Licence

DBS on Update Service

Job description

Pay: £12.75 per hour

Job description:

Due to the nature of the role and client preferences this post is open to female's only.

MUST HAVE OWN CAR AND DBS ON THE UPDATE SERVICE

About us

Do you want to take the next step in your career?

Would you like to be an important and valued member of the community?

If 'Yes' to the above, our wonderful team at My Homecare Wakefield would love to hear from you.

At My Homecare Wakefield we value all our staff and are dedicated to their wellbeing! We are a friendly team and would love you to be part of it! Our roles are rewarding, knowing that you have provided such important care for many elderly and vulnerable people in the community.

Competitive pay £12.75 per hour and 30p per mile.

Benefits

• 30p per mile mileage allowance for drivers
• Free Training - In-House training from our most experienced staff member
• Fully paid shadowing & staff meetings
• Employee wellness focused
• Fast track safe recruitment process - providing you have the right to work in the UK - begin working for us straight away!
• Access to a Blue Light Card - national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Generous Refer a Friend scheme
• Support to complete your Care Certificate and NVQ's
• Our carers are directly employed by us giving you access to holiday entitlement and our pension scheme
• Christmas Party!

What you’ll be doing!

• Meal Preparation
• Companionship Care
• Social Outings & Shopping Trips
• May require Personal Care
• Assist with Medication
• Taking pride in keeping accurate records of the support you have provided and communicating clearly with your team members
• Offering an outstanding service that is safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led

To achieve this, full training will be provided in all aspects of care, meaning that no previous experience in care is necessary

£12.75 PER HOUR

Care Assistant Requirements

• A real passion and desire to provide high quality care
• Be friendly, sympathetic and supportive towards vulnerable adults
• Be reliable and flexible

We are extremely excited to be recruiting for this position and are looking forward to hearing from you.

All we need from you is a full UK diving licence with access to your own car, a DBS on the update service, the desire to care for others, we can teach you the rest. Working as a Care Assistant isn't always the easiest job, but we promise that it will be one of the most rewarding.

To find out why so many people like working for us, please contact us to arrange a meeting.

Please Note; Positions are subject to two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS. Must have right to work in the UK and not require a sponsorship.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• We do not offer sponsorship or visa switch. Only tick yes if you are happy to proceed on this basis.

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence and your own car (required)
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service for Adults and Children (required)

Work Location: In person