Weekend care assistant

TN United Kingdom; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for clients as a Care Assistant. This role offers the chance to provide essential support in clients' homes, focusing on their complex care needs. With flexible hours, a commitment to professional development, and a supportive team environment, this position is ideal for compassionate individuals looking to make a real difference. Enjoy a variety of shifts tailored to your lifestyle, along with comprehensive training opportunities and benefits that prioritize your well-being and career growth. If you have a passion for care and a drive to improve lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Blue light card

Free DBS check

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance line

Paid training sessions

Support from local branch team

Qualifications

• Experience in providing complex care and support to clients.
• Ability to administer medication and assist with daily living activities.

Responsibilities

• Prompting and administering medication to clients.
• Assisting with meal preparation and personal care activities.
• Maintaining care plans and reports.

Skills

Trust and communication skills

Complex care experience

Job description

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Min £12.36 per hour (Enhanced bank holiday rate)

Part Time and full time Hours; support required across Blackpool and the Fylde area including St Annes

People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Care Assistant, you’ll join us in our continued efforts to make life better for our clients.

Who will you be helping to make life better for?

We are currently expanding and looking for care assistants with complex experience and a passion for care. Are you the one? Trust and communication skills are vital. You will be providing complex care and support to clients in their own homes, with the emphasis being 100% care and improvement to their quality of life.

Your role will include:

• Prompting and administering medication
• Helping with the preparation of meals and drinks
• Assisting with activities of daily living such domestic duties and personal care
• Maintaining and updating reports such as care plans
• Undertaking training for Complex Care Interventions – this could lead to further training to support individuals who require Suctioning, Ventilation and PEG

Being employed as a Carer by us means:

• A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle
• Work with our own clients, no agency work.
• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
• Blue light card
• Free DBS check
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Holiday pay
• Refer with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money!
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
• Paid previous experience as a complex care assistant is essential
• A driver’s licence & your own car is essential
• Good professional and personal references

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.

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

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.

As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of the right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.