Please note that this role requires you to have a full driving license. You also need to have access to a personal car.

We are recruiting Full-time staff in the Northampton/Wellingborough/Kettering area.

We welcome those with a previous carer, support worker and healthcare assistant experience.

Benefits:

As a Care Assistant, you will earn the following:

• £12 per hour

Benefits of our Snr Care Assistants:

• The above rates of pay are for Carers who drive
• Guaranteed Hours – 40
• Up to 20 days of paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays. pro rata basis
• Full in-house training
• Funded, fast-tracked DBS
• Petrol allowance 35p per mile
• Regular customers
• Company Pension Scheme
• Opportunities for Career Progression
• Thousands of online and in-store discounts

Principal responsibilities

• Assist clients who need help getting up and going to bed in the morning and evenings, including dressing and undressing, washing, bathing and going to the toilet.

• To help clients with mobility and physical disabilities, including incontinence and use of personal aids and equipment.

• To care for clients who are temporarily sick and need bed nursing and help with feeding etc.

• To provide care and support for clients who are terminally ill.

• To help promote clients’ mental and physical activities through talking, outings, reading, writing, hobbies and recreation.

• To make and change beds, light cleaning, empty commodes and general tidying.

• To inspect, launder and mend clients’ clothes.

• To set tables and trays, prepare and serve light meals, clear away and wash up.

• To read and write reports and be involved in clients’ reviews and training activities.

• To adhere to all of Caremark’s policies and procedures.

• To report any significant changes in a client’s health or circumstances to the Field Care Supervisor or Care Manager.

• To encourage the independence of clients wherever possible.

Personal attributes

Care and Support Workers must possess the following qualities:

• Must have a license to drive in the UK and have access to a car.

• Self-motivated & well organised.

• Flexible.

• Caring & sensitive to the needs of others.

• Ability to use own initiative.

• Ability to communicate