Professional Carer

Prestige Nursing; Minehead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-based care organization in Minehead is seeking a Professional Carer to provide personal care and companionship. Candidates must have prior care experience. The role offers flexible working arrangements and various benefits including enhanced maternity/paternity schemes and continued professional development support. Salary is £12.94 per hour.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity schemes

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line

Referral scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and companionship.
• Ability to follow medication schedules and meal provision.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care throughout the day.
• Ensure clients take medication on time and are appropriately dressed.
• Provide companionship to enhance clients' day-to-day lives.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

Overview

Professional Carer – Minehead – £12.94 per hour

About Prestige Nursing & Care Taunton: Our Taunton branch are all long serving and have a vast knowledge of the area and our client base. Our purpose is to provide high quality, community-based specialist home care and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients, and to make a difference in their lives.

What our client is looking for

Our client is looking for support with personal care, providing meals, making sure medication is taken on time, making sure dressed appropriately for the day and to provide companionship.

Experience

Care experience is required for this role.

What we offer

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• We offer the flexibility of either a zero-hour contract or contracted hours, whichever suits your lifestyle the most.
• Work with our own clients, no agency work
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & career
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

Want to find out how you can make life better for yourself and the people you care for? Apply today.

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.