Visiting Care Professional (Domiciliary)

Good Oaks Home Care; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Mileage paid

Holiday pay

Paid training

Career progression

Long stay bonus

Referral bonus

Volunteer days

Blue Light Card discounts

Paid DBS and right to work check

Job summary

Good Oaks Home Care in Milton Keynes is hiring compassionate Care Professionals for part-time or full-time visiting roles. You will support clients at home with daily tasks, personal care, meal prep, medication reminders, light housekeeping, and companionship.

No experience is required as paid training is provided, and we offer flexible hours, mileage reimbursement, and career progression through funded diplomas within a supportive Team Leader structure.

Qualifications

• No experience required; paid training provided.
• Willing to undertake a DBS check and work with vulnerable adults.
• Able to demonstrate professionalism, empathy and respect.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation with the client.
• Assist with daily household tasks and activities.
• Perform light housekeeping: cleaning, dusting, laundry and ironing.
• Assist with meal preparation and cooking.
• Run errands, such as grocery shopping or prescriptions.
• Assist with personal care tasks if required.
• Monitor medication schedules and remind clients to take their medicines.
• Accompany clients to appointments or social outings.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Time management

Professionalism

Reliability

DBS check

Driver's license

Right to work in UK

Job description

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

At GoodOaks, we're proud of the professional yet personal care that our carers provide. As an awardwinning 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 (part time or full time) to join our brilliant team in Milton Keynes, 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 offer salaried and flexible contracts, paid mileage, career progression through funded diplomas and 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 driver's license and access to a vehicle for work purposes


• You're willing to undertake a DBS check to work with vulnerable adults


• You must have the right to work in the UK - we are unable to offer sponsorship or switching

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

What do we offer?

• Flexible or guaranteed hours (part time or full time)


• Must have availability covering early mornings (7am onwards), day, evening (up until 10pm) and alternate weekends


• 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 paid DBS and right to work check prior to you starting.