Senior Home Carer

Windrush Care; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local home care provider in Cheltenham seeks a Senior Home Carer to deliver compassionate care to clients. The role offers flexibility with a competitive pay structure, ongoing training, and strong support systems. Candidates must enjoy working with people and reside in or around Gloucestershire. Immediate availability of 12-20 hours per week is required. Enhanced pay rates apply for weekends and bank holidays.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Online training

Paid holidays

Monthly pay

Free uniform and PPE

Paid shadow shifts

Qualifications

• Driving license and access to a vehicle required.
• Genuine desire to care for others.
• Resident in or around Gloucestershire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct unannounced and prearranged spot checks.
• Support new staff during shadow shifts.
• Provide regular communication and feedback.

Skills

Reliable

Compassionate

Honest

Patient

Job description

Overview

Windrush Care is looking for people of all backgrounds to provide genuine person-centred care and support to older people in Cheltenham and North Cotswolds. Windrush Care is a small, independent and family-owned business based in the centre of Cheltenham. We provide services to a predominantly private group of clients who are able to continue living in their own homes.

What we offer first and foremost to our existing and future home carers is flexibility. Most of our other carers work around other jobs and family life; we truly believe in a healthy work-life balance.

Compensation

We offer a competitive hourly wage of £13.20 per hour (Mon-Fri) £15.20 per hour (Weekends) + enhancements for Bank holidays as well as 40p per mile (From home to first call and onwards, then back home).

Availability

The following availability is required:

• Flexible, depending on the needs of our clients
• Ideally 12-20 hours per week
• Mornings, Evenings, Weekends – or a combination of two
• Saturday and Sunday availability (every other)
• On-call Mon-Fri (out of office hours) on a four weekly rota basis (additional payment)

Responsibilities for the Senior Home Carer

• Unannounced spot checks
• Prearranged spot checks
• Regular communication and feedback sessions
• Supporting new staff on shadow shifts

What makes Windrush Care stand out

Windrush Care cares for carers as people, providing support, encouragement and development to flourish in their roles and in turn provide great care to clients.

What we offer as part of your employment

• Permanent hours based upon a 12-20 hour per week contract (dependent on availability)
• Online training – learn at your own speed
• Face to face training – Moving and Handling, Medication, Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid
• Specialist training and staff development, including Dementia, Palliative Care and Parkinson’s throughout employment
• Opportunity to complete QCF Level 2-5 in Adult Health and Social Care after 6 months (dependent on role)
• Access to training certificates after 6 months of continued employment at no cost
• Paid holidays and enhanced bank holiday rates
• Monthly pay
• On-call support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, plus an office team with an open-door policy
• Free DBS check
• Free uniform and PPE
• Paid shadow shifts
• Festive company events
• Ongoing support from care management team
• Clear pay scales with pay aligned to hourly rates

Simply put – what we say, we do. That is our promise to you.

If you or anyone you know is interested in working for a genuinely caring and supportive company, please contact us:

Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

Note: We do not sponsor visas; cannot accept enquiries from outside the UK.

Requirements

• Right to work in UK
• Driving license and access to vehicle
• Genuine desire to care for others
• Reliable, compassionate, honest and patient
• Resident in/around Gloucestershire