Home Care Assistant (Full-time or part-time)

Clarendon Home Care Ltd; Borough of Runnymede; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local home care provider is seeking a Home Care Assistant to support elderly clients with daily tasks like meal preparation and personal care. The ideal candidate should be kind, patient, and available for flexible working hours. The role offers competitive pay, full training, and numerous benefits including 28 days paid holiday and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

Great rates of pay - £12.21 per hour

Per-mile travel allowance

28 days paid holiday

Full paid training

Regular support and appraisal

Company pension scheme

Paid DBS

Free uniform and PPE

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting or with older people is useful but not necessary.
• A full UK driving licence (car or motorcycle) is required.
• Availability to work between 7am-2pm and/or 4pm-10pm and at least one weekend per month.

Responsibilities

• Visit elderly clients in their homes.
• Assist with meal preparation and personal care.
• Provide medication assistance and manage domestic tasks.

Skills

Kind, caring, people skills

Patience and honesty

Great one-to-one communication skills

Hard working

Job description

Overview

As a Home Care Assistant, you will visit our elderly clients in their own homes and assist them with daily tasks such as meal preparation, personal care, medication assistance and domestic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Meal preparation
• Personal care
• Medication assistance
• Domestic tasks

Requirements and Attributes

• Kind, caring, people skills
• Patience and honesty
• Great one-to-one communication skills
• Hard working
• Passionate about making a difference to older people’s lives
• Available to work between 7am-2pm and/or 4pm-10pm and at least one weekend per month
• A full UK driving licence (car or motorcycle)
• Right to live and work in the UK WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP

Qualifications

Your patience and caring nature will make an older person feel safe and give you the satisfaction that you are providing amazing care while supporting them to stay at home safely and independently. It would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with older people. This could be a personal experience of caring for a family member or a voluntary experience. However, this is not necessary as we offer a superb environment to develop your life skills, provide FULL training from the start, and will support you throughout your career with us.

About the employer

Clarendon Home Care is a provider of home care services for the Surrey area. We are on the lookout for Home Care Professionals who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of older people.

Benefits

• Great rates of pay - £12.21 per hour with additional pay on weekends and Bank Holidays
• Per-mile travel allowance plus additional travel time payments per round
• 28 days paid Holiday
• Full paid care professional training from induction to shadowing experienced staff to the Care Certificate
• Regular support, supervision, and appraisal
• Auto-enrolment in company pension scheme
• Paid DBS
• Free uniform and PPE