CARE ASSISTANT Northampton, England
Job description
Community Care Assistants
Northampton
Pay Rates & Shift patterns
- £10 per hour
- Weekly pay
- Mileage paid at 35p per mile – class 1 business insurance needed
- Mornings, afternoons & evenings
- 06.30 – 14:00 / 16:00 – 22:00 – including alternate weekends
- Shift patterns may vary
We have an exciting vacancy within the local areas of Northampton for a Care Assistant to join our team and develop their care skills, working alongside our Branch Nurses and Care Staff with opportunity to progress.
We are currently looking for a care assistant to support our clients in their homes and with all aspects of personal care.
Experience working within care is an advantage, but not necessary for the right candidate. You would be supporting our client to work independently within her work place on a part time basis but even more importantly build a good rapport and trusting relationship.
Your role will include:
- Prompting and administering medication
- Assisting with activities of daily living such domestic duties and personal care
- Maintaining and updating reports such as care plans
- Supporting with independance in the work place
- Building a supporting and trusting relationship
Being employed as a Carer by us means:
- Consistent client with scheduled visits
- Comprehensive Care and Support Plans written closely with the service users and their families
- Enhanced rates of pay on bank holidays, weekends and after 8pm each day
- 24/7 support from the branch team including an Out Of Hours telephone service
- Continued professional development to support you and your career, including fully funded NVQ levels 2 and 3 together with face-to-face support from trained care staff and Branch Nurses.
- Free uniform, DBS and PPE
- Pension scheme
- Employee assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
- Refer a Friend reward scheme, currently offering you each £400*
- T&C’s apply – please speak to your recruiter or branch team for more information.
We’re looking for:
- Paid previous experience as a care assistant is an advantage but not essential
- Excellent communication skills
- A driver’s license is an advantage
- 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. 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 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.
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Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early.
Please apply either via this job board or you can contact our Northampton recruiter, Lisa, on [email protected]
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