Home Care Assistant - Weekends

Care South; Chard, Ilminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in the south of England is seeking weekend Home Care Assistants in Chard and Ilminster. This role offers flexible hours and the chance to make a significant impact in clients' lives. You will assist with personal care, medication, and community visits while receiving comprehensive training and support. Benefits include competitive pay, paid travel time, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Paid travel time

Mileage allowance

Blue Light discount card

Outstanding training opportunities

Employee recognition programs

Qualifications

• Desire to make a positive impact on clients' lives.
• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and encouragement to clients.
• Assist with medication, meal preparation, and domestic services.
• Support community visits and maintain communication with the office.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Empathy

Job description

About The Role

If you’re looking for a fulfilling career, that truly makes a difference to others, then we would love to hear from you. We are currently recruiting for weekend Home Care Assistants to work within Chard and Ilminster.

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

Why choose this role? At Care South, we take pride in offering continued training and development opportunities alongside supporting our staff to complete recognised qualifications. Unlike other providers, we are completely transparent with pay, not only do we offer a generous petrol allowance of 40p per mile, but we also pay for your travel time between clients.

No experience? No problem, we offer a comprehensive induction to ensure you will succeed in your new role. We can offer work schedules to fit your lifestyle, with full time, part time and flexible hours available.

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.

Our Home Care Assistants receive -

• £12.95 per hour
• £2.00 per hour Bank Holiday enhancement rate
• Full time, part time, and flexible hours available
• Free Life Assurance for staff with contracted hours
• Paid travel time
• 40p per mile mileage allowance
• Blue Light discount card
• Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities
• A supportive and inclusive team environment
• Employee recognition, including 'Employee of the Month' and yearly 'Star Awards'

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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