Visiting Care Professional

Good Oaks Home Care; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Milton Keynes seeks a Care Professional to deliver personal and companionship care to clients in their homes. The role offers flexible hours, competitive pay, and extensive training. Candidates need to have excellent people skills and a valid UK driver's license. No prior experience is necessary, as full training is provided. Join a supportive team that values your career growth.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Paid training

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.
• Ability to manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation.
• Assist clients with daily household tasks.
• Monitor medication schedules and remind clients.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Reliability

Communication skills

Good work ethic

Physical stamina

Tools

UK driver's license

Access to a vehicle

Job description

Join Our Award-Winning Team at GoodOaks Homecare that value and rewards the caring people who work with us!

At GoodOaks Homecare, we're proud of the professional yet personal care that our carers provide. As an award winning home care company, we strive to be the go-to provider of quality care by valuing, developing, and rewarding the dedicated individuals who work with us.

We’re looking for a Care Professional to join our brilliant team working in Milton Keynes & surrounding villages, to provide quality visiting care to people in their homes. As a GoodOaks carer, you’d make a huge difference to the quality of our clients’ lives, having enough time to go the extra mile.

We work hard to develop care roles into a rewarding career that people can progress in; we offerpaid mileage, future opportunities for contracted guaranteed hours,career progression through funded diplomas, as well as our Team Leader structure that we only recruit from within for.

No experience required and we provide paid training and detailed support when you join

What will you do?

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation with the client

• Provide assistance with daily household tasks and activities

• Perform light housekeeping duties, including cleaning, dusting, laundry and ironing

• Assist with meal preparation and cooking

• Run errands, such as grocery shopping or picking up prescriptions

• Assist with personal care tasks, such as bathing and grooming (if required)

• Monitor medication schedules and remind clients to take their medication (if required)

• Accompany clients to appointments or social outings (if required)

Who are you?

• You’re a caring individual with a good work ethic

• You have excellent people and communication skills

• You’re able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively

• You can demonstrate professionalism and can treat people with respect

• You’re reliable and trustworthy and can maintain confidentiality of client information

• You have the physical stamina to perform household tasks and assist with personal care

• You have a valid UK driver's license &access to a vehicle for work with business insurance

• You must have the right to work in the UK - we are currently unable to offer sponsorship which also includes switching

This is intended to provide a general overview of the position. Duties and responsibilities may varydepending on the specific needs of the client.

What do we offer?

• Day, evening and weekend hours

• Supportive, professional and common-sense management and ongoing support

• Pay and benefit package includes paid mileage, holiday pay, and paid training

• Ongoing professional and personal development, training and progression

• Long stay bonus and referral bonus scheme

• Paid volunteer days

• Employee discounts including Blue Light Card

• We will undertake a DBS and right to work check prior to you starting

If you’d like to work for a company that values and develops your career while doing arewarding, life-affirming job, click the apply button below!

We are an award-winning visiting and live-in homecare provider and pride ourselves on the professional yet personal service that our carersprovide.

At GoodOaks Homecarewe strive to be the go-to provider of quality care at home by valuing, developing, and rewarding the caring people who work with us. We’re looking for more great people to join our team in Milton Keynes.

Why become a Care Professional with us?

The role of Care Professional can give real satisfaction and fulfilment in a job well done. This active role supports clients who are relying on you to be able to remain in the home they love. It’s a very responsible job, supporting a wide range of clients with professionalism, empathy, and a smile.

On top of this, in reward for all your hard work you will receive:

• Flexible contract

•Competitive pay rates - £16 a hour weekdays & £18 a hour weekends

• Paid holiday pay, mileage and pension contributions

• Full induction training provided and paid

• Paid DBS check

• Supportive, proactive, and understanding management

• Career progression and ongoing training plus supported qualifications

• Employee discounts including Blue Light Card

What will you be doing as a Care Professional: Your visits can include helping clients get up and ready for the day, personal care, medication administration, companionship, meal preparation, household chores, outings and more.

What do we require?

• Clear DBS check

• At least two references

• UK driving licence and use of your own car with business insurance cover

• Valid right to work in the UK - we are currently unable to offer sponsorship or switching

Previous experience in health or socialcare is desirable such as domiciliary care, residential care, or support work - however this is not essential, if you have the same shared values as we do,as we do provide full training.

If you're reliable, naturally caring, and passionate about providing great, person-centred care click APPLY NOW and our recruitment team will be in touch very soon!