Senior Care Assistant

Bridgewater Home Care Limited; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care provider in the Harborough area is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their compassionate team. The role involves delivering quality care, companionship, and support to clients in their homes. Training is provided, and no prior experience is necessary. The ideal candidate is kind, professional, and a team player. This position offers flexibility, competitive hourly pay, and numerous benefits.

Benefits

12 week buddy system for new starters

Continuous development and learning opportunities

Paid holidays

Company pension scheme

Organised social events

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Positive person willing to help others.
• Must have own car.
• Ability to work alternative weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver award-winning care within clients' homes.
• Provide companionship visits.
• Support clients with household duties and light housekeeping.
• Chaperone clients to appointments and community activities.
• Ensure clients' safety and comfort.

Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Caring and empathetic attitude

Professionalism

Team player

Job description

We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Senior Care Assistant to join our amazing team here at Bridgwater Home Care in the Harborough and surrounding areas (Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Oadby, Wigston, Kibworth).

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship.

Are you a team player? Are you motivated by helping other people, driven to make other people happy? Hard working and determined to make a difference in people’s lives everyday? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you!

Benefits / Package

• 12 week buddy system for new starters
• Continuous development and learning opportunities
• 24 hour on-call support Flexible working patterns
• Client / carer matching
• Time to care - we don't engage in 'call-cramming', so you have quality time to spend with clients
• Paid holidays
• Paid Travel time
• Paid mileage
• DBS Re-imbursement
• Company pension scheme
• Meetings and catch ups at your Bridgewater office with the rest of your team
• Organised social events and team building days
• Annual Carer Awards & Christmas party
• A well-established homecare provider who invests in their team
• A growing company making a huge difference in people's lives everyday.
• Excellent management and supportive staff.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Career progression opportunities.
• We really care about our workforce.

Working times

• ADHOC shifts to cover holidays and absences.
• Morning 7am-11am (depending on location)
• Lunches 11am-3pm (depending on location)
• Teas 3pm-7pm (depending on location)
• Beds 7pm- 11pm (depending on location)
• Alternative weekends

Location: This particular role is based in the Harborough area supporting clients within and around Market Harborough, Oadby, Wigston, Lutterworth, Kibworth and more.

Pay: Between £13.00 an hour and £14.00 an hour depending on clients needs. We also pay mileage for your calls in between Clients.

Who are we?

The Bridgewater story began after personal experiences of care for our own family. It was through this difficult time that we experienced numerous challenges that we did not expect. Finding a high quality, trustworthy, and credible home care provider for our loved one proved more difficult than it should be. Like you, we don’t think that this process should have been difficult, let alone stressful and unsettling, and we soon realised that it was up to us to provide a solution.

It was from this moment that Bridgewater Home Care was established, with quality, reliability, and trust at the forefront of everything we do to this day. We soon realised how much our clients valued the honest and trustworthy approach we adopted and how they deserved so much more than just a traditional home care service; they became part of our extended Bridgewater Family.

What values do we look for in our staff?

• Excellent Communication Skills.
• To be Kind, caring and empathetic.
• To maintain Professionalism at all times.
• A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference.
• To maintain Professionalism at all times

Key responsibilities

• We deliver award winning care to people within their own home.
• Companionship visits.
• Spending valuable time with a client.
• Meetings and catch ups at your Bridgewater office with the rest of your team.
• Supporting clients with household duties and light housekeeping.
• Chaperoning clients to appointments, to do their weekly shop or to get out in the local community.
• Providing personal hygiene care, where needed.
• Being there as a caring friend to provide emotional support.
• Ensuring clients are safe and comfortable, living well in the comfort of their home.
• Supporting clients with their nutrition, hydration and overall well-being.

Essential criteria

• Positive person.
• Willing to be a team player.
• Professional manner at all times.
• Friendly attitude towards all staff and clients.
• Your own car.
• We do not offer sponsorship.
• Able to work alternative weekends (this makes it fair for all staff).
• Please note - people do NOT need experience in care for this role. We are very much interested in your values as a person and we provide excellent training for all staff.

If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please 'APPLY' now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience.

Become part of the Bridgewater Family! We pride ourselves on being so much more than just an employer, we are a supportive, friendly network of people with a passion for caring and supporting others and supporting you in your role.