Care Assistant
Much Hadham
About the Company
At Home Instead East Hertfordshire and Uttleford we understand that your own home is where you feel the most comfortable and where you feel happiest. Whether it’s Great Dunmow to Hoddesdon, it’s the place you know best and is most familiar with. Unfortunately, you may be faced with the possibility of having to move out of the home you love as you age, but this does not need to be the case. If you or your loved one want to remain living comfortably at home, then we can help you make that choice an informed one. We are changing the UK’s attitude to elderly care and to aging with our distinctive approach to supporting people at home with dedicated and professional senior care. David Bassett runs Home Instead East Hertfordshire and Uttlesford and work with a team of dedicated care professionals from all over the East Hertfordshire and Uttlesford area to provide a range of care at home services. Whether it is specialist dementia care across East Hertfordshire and Uttlesford or domiciliary care we provide home care you can be confident in. We also provide respite care, palliative, and companionship care so whatever your home care needs are please learn more below or get in touch.
Why should I apply for this Care Assistant job?
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of others in the community. Working as part of our family of Care assistant in Sawbridgeworth and surrounding area, you will be providing a range of care services to older adults living in their own homes as a Care assistant.
Benefits:
We pay for your DBS
Get paid to complete your training
Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle
Full and part time opportunitie s available as a Care assistant
Minimum 45-minute calls
Guaranteed Monthly Income contracts available
Mileage allowance ( 33p per mile)and travel time
Early Pay - request up to 50% of your pay in advance of payday, which can be claimed daily
Generous Refer a Friend scheme
Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your Care Certificate and Diploma
Access our Employee Benefits Portal where you’ll get thousands of discounts and special offers
Access to our Employee Assistance Program support in times of need
We will provide you with regular consistent clients, with who you will build good professional relationships and make a real difference in their life.
Your availability could be from 8am to 9pm, including every other weekend i.e consecutive weekends. In return, we will provide you Guaranteed hours contract from day one you will come on board, once you have successfully completed your Training and DBS check.
What does this Care Assistant job involve?
Hours of Work: Part Time: 16 - 30 Hours Per Week / Full Time: 37.5+ Hours Per Week - Shift Times: 08:00 - 14:30 / 15:00 - 21:00 - Flexible shifts available
Whilst we aim to make our working patterns as flexible as possible, you are required to work both during weekdays and alternate weekends to support your clients' care needs.
As a Care Assistant (Care Professional) you will provide a variety of home services to help them keep independent in their own home - this includes:
Personal Care Duties
Administering Medication
Manual handling, using equipment where required
Promoting health and wellbeing of Clients
Flexibly work / a range of shift patterns
Am I the right person for this Care Assistant job?
We are looking for people with Kind, compassionate hearts, who want to make a true difference in the quality of life of our clients. As a Care Assistant, you will provide help & support in a variety of non-medical services including ( personal care & wash ) to help them keep independent in their own home.
If you have a passion to become a Care Assistant and you have the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.
Requirements
Kind
Caring
Compassionate
Desire to care for clients as you would your own parents
FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE ESSENTIAL
ABILITY TO OBTAIN SUITABLE REFERENCES AND DBS CHECK (We arrange this)
If you are interested in this position, please apply today and we will call you within the next few days. If this is not the right job for you , you can search and apply easily for other positions via www.hertsgoodcare.com
Applications will only be considered if located within a 10-mile radius of the position.
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