Job description
Care Assistant 2-3 mornings or evenings (no experience necessary)
Hours per week: Flexible (plus every other weekend)
Location: Gillingham ME7 & ME8 and surrounding areas within Medway
Hourly Rate: £11.25 per hour (increases to £12.25 after 7pm & weekends) + mileage
Can you spare a couple of mornings or evenings a week and work every other weekend?
If you are looking for flexibility with part-time hours that fits around your life, then you might want to read on.
We (Right at Home Medway) pride ourselves on being an award-winning, local family-run business with an open door policy that always seeks to promote from within. We know how busy most of our lives can be, that's why we uniquely offer working arrangements tailored to your pre-existing availability. Don't worry if you are not already from a care background, we invest a great deal of time and energy into finding applicants with the right values, and we train you to our required standards. We know exactly what to look for as most of our Care Assistants are not from a career in care, yet all are great at what they do.
Tell me more...
- We are local and located in the centre of the Medway Towns
- We are currently ranked number 1 in Medway on 'homecare.co.uk'
- We are rated by our regulator (Care Quality Commission) as: GOOD (with OUTSTANDING for our ‘Responsiveness’).
- We have an excellent employee track record with a score of '5 out of 5' in 100% of our many staff reviews on Indeed.
Sounds interesting, but what can I expect FROM you?
For us it is simple, our staff really are our greatest asset and we appreciate each member of our company family. Therefore, we offer each member of our team:
- EXCELLENT rates of pay - (amongst the highest in Medway and includes travel time)
- PAID in-house training (earn whilst you learn)
- PAID Meet and Greet (meet clients before providing any care)
- Most care calls are 1 hour or more
- No uniforms (look like a friend or family when visiting or out with clients)
- Quick turn around DBS (fully reimbursed after probation)
- CASH BONUS referral scheme
- Fully funded opportunities to study NVQ 2, 3, 4 and 5 (with time allowances to study)
- Blue Light discount card (great saving in shops, restaurants and many other venues)
- Social events and regular awards for high performers
Sounds great, but what do you need from me?
Our clients lead busy lives and place a great deal of trust in us to take care of their loved ones. For these reasons and as you would expect, it is important to us that each member of our team is:
- Reliable
- Honest
- Caring
In addition to the above, we require our team to have:
- A full UK driving licence (or equivalent)
- Access to your own vehicle
- Live in Medway
- Be prepared to go through our 3-day induction training at our Gillingham office
What will my tasks be?
Our clients depend on our team of CareGivers to help and support them with the activities of daily living in their own homes. Typical tasks include:
- Companionship (hobbies, trips out etc)
- Medication assistance
- Assisting clients living with Dementia
- Personal care (minimal assistance is all that is sometimes needed)
- Meal preparation
- And much more...
Interested in joining our award-winning team? We would love to hear all about your unique experience.
To find out more about working with a local family run, home care company that offers a competitive salary and ongoing development. Apply online today!
For more information call us on: 01634 979000 between 9am and 5pm weekdays (10am - 2pm Saturdays). Out of hours, bank holidays please head to our 24hr chat facility on our website. Homecare in Chatham, Medway, Kent | Right at Home