Care Assistant Role - Full and Part time roles also available Would you like a role where you can make a difference?
Are you a people person looking for a rewarding career where you can support others to be as independent as possible?
No care experience is necessary as we provide full training, but a desire to support people is essential.
Applicants must have a full driving licence and an available car as you will travel to our customer's home to support them.
We welcome applications from Belper, Ripley, Kilburn, Duffield, Little Eaton, Holbrook, Allestree, Darley Abbey, and Matlock and villages south of Matlock In this role, you can work part-time or full-time hours, which includes some evenings, and some mornings and must include alternate weekends.
We're committed to giving people the choice to remain in the comfort of their own home, so we support with anything from everyday tasks around our customers' homes, through to complex care needs.
We appreciate that every customer is different, and this is why every day will be different.
This role is very rewarding as you can make a positive difference to someone everyday!
We were awarded 'Outstanding ' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in our last inspection (report Feb 2020), and this is a reflection on the quality support provided by our wonderful team.
We are Living Wage Accredited Employers and we have a great team ethic here.
If you are passionate about providing the very best support, then joining our team in this role could be for you.
Roles and Responsibilities as a Care Assistant Companionship Meal Preparation Domestic assistance Providing personal care Administering medication Promoting customer health and well-being, enabling people to live their life to the full Moving and re-positioning, using equipment where required It isn't about previous care experience - its more about life experience!
We want to ensure our customers receive the very best support and to do that we need people who are naturally compassionate, caring and patient.
Our team genuinely cares for each of our customers in a professional way.
We'll ensure you have all the right training and development and feel confident in your support before we expect you to carry out support of our customers alone.
After all, our care assistants support our customers so it's important that you feel supported and equipped for the role.
You must have: Full and valid UK driving licence Access to a car Right to work in the UK (we are not registered on the Sponsorship Scheme) No care experience required as we provide full training and support Because we care about you We understand that every member of our team has their own home life and this is why our role offers the flexibility to work around you and your own home life.
This is a part-time role, working evenings and including alternate weekends.
Although we try to be flexible where we can, we do require you to be flexible with us too.
We can't care for our customers if we don't take care of our team so to make this possible, we offer: An excellent rate of £12.30 per hour for contact time, £11.45 per hour for travel, training etc.
£18.45 on Bank Holidays, and £11.45 per hour during probation (£17.18 on Bank Holidays).
Experienced care assistants are paid £12.10 per hour during probation.
35p mileage allowance in addition to the hourly rate for travel 28 days' holiday (pro-rata on full-time equivalent for part-time hours) Full training induction Ongoing training and support Flexible working Pension scheme Phone allowance Uniform provided Living Wage Accredited Employer You'll be joining a very supportive team!
All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK, not based on Sp0ns0rship and already be resident in the UK We are not registered with the Sponsorship Scheme