Home Care Assistant

Care South; Weymouth; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Care South is seeking a full-time Home Care Assistant to provide personal care to clients in their homes around Martock. Ideal candidates will have a UK driving licence and be flexible with working hours. This community-focused role offers training, career advancement, and generous benefits, including pay for travel time and a mileage allowance.

Benefits

Paid travel time

40p per mile mileage allowance

Free Life Assurance for staff

Bank Holiday enhancement rate

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light discount card

Outstanding training opportunities

Qualifications

• Holder of a UK driving licence.
• Access to a vehicle with business insurance.
• Flexible work schedule availability.

Responsibilities

• Identify client needs and provide personal care.
• Assist with medication and meal preparation.
• Support clients with community visits.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

About The Role

As a Home Care Assistant with Care South, we ensure you are paid for not just your contact time but also your travel time. On top of this we pay a generous milage rate of 40p per mile.

We are currently have availability for a full-time Home Care Assistants within Martock and the surrounding areas

Care South is a not-for-profit charity and leading provider of both residential care and care at home across the south of England.

As a Home Care Assistant, you will be part of a friendly, positive team who are always on hand to support you throughout your career. We take pride in offering continued training and development opportunities alongside supporting our staff to complete recognised qualifications.

This community-based Home Care Assistant role will be supporting clients with a variety of needs including personal care within their own homes, you will need a UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. Our Home Care Assistant role allows for flexibility and delivers care to our clients between 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm.

Care is at the HEART of everything we do, it’s our values that inspire us, not profits.Whether you’re looking to embark on a new rewarding career in healthcare, have been inspired by looking after a family member or a current professional looking for a change, we’d love to hear from you!

Our Home Care Assistants receive -

• £12.95 per hour
• £2.00 per hour Bank Holiday enhancement rate
• Free Life Assurance for staff with contracted hours
• Paid travel time
• 40p per mile mileage allowance
• Blue Light discount card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities

Key duties for Home Care Assistants include:

• Identifying the needs and abilities of our clients and providing personal care and encouragement to them
• Assisting with medication, meal preparation and domestic services
• Supporting with community visits (shopping and leisure trips)
• Regular communications with the office support team
• Reflect our HEART values in your day-to-day work

About you:

• Do you have a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our clients?
• Do you have previous experience? this isn't essential, as full training is provided
• Are you the holder of a UK driving licence with access to a vehicle?
• Do you have business insurance on your vehicle or are you happy to obtain it?
• Are you flexible in the hours you can work and able to work every other weekend?
• Are you able to work independently and as part of a team?

If you have any questionsregarding this vacancy, please contact Vicky on 07821301921 or [e-mail]

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