Care Assistant (hourly)

Care Assistant (hourly) Islington, England

The Good Care Group
Full Time Islington, England 13.5 - 15 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

If you’re passionate about providing the very best care, we think there’s nowhere better to work than The Good Care Group. Working as a Professional hourly Carer on a guaranteed hours contract you’ll make a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support. You'll provide hourly care and companionship at a time when people need it the most and all in the comfort of their own home for short periods of time. This isn’t just work. It’s life changing work.

When you join us you can be assured that you will have a CQC ‘outstanding’ team supporting you. We’ll help you develop your knowledge through our specialist training courses and ensure you have all the support you need from our team of caring experts.

Please note you must already have the right to work in the UK. We cannot assist with any sponsorship or visa requests – including those applying for a health and social care visa.

Why we think there’s nowhere better:

  • Guaranteed hour contracts
  • Excellent pay rates above London living wage
  • Paid travel time and travel costs between calls
  • Holidays accrued from shifts and travel time between calls
  • Free DBS Check
  • Minimum of 1 hour visits
  • Award winning in house training
  • Care certificate, level 2 & 3 Diploma along with expert led advanced courses and extensive learning programmes
  • 24/7 on call support
  • Pension scheme
  • Funded Blue Light Card
  • Generous ‘Refer A Friend’ Scheme
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • All clients accessible by public transport

About the role:

You will be visiting clients in their own homes, working as a domiciliary carer with a minimum call time of 1 hour. You will assist with:

  • Supporting clients with their personal care
  • Supporting with continence management
  • Administering medication
  • Light housework
  • Preparing healthy meals
  • Accompanying clients to appointments and social outings
  • Supporting clients to pursue their interests and hobbies
  • Offering specialised care for people living with conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, strokes and other conditions, as well as end of life care

Please note that due to the nature of this role, appointed staff members will need to travel between residences where required. A set travel expense will be reimbursed.

We’re looking for:

  • A minimum of 6 months’ professional care experience working, for example in a care home, nursing home, healthcare assistant, domiciliary care worker or similar
  • Household management skills e.g. cleaning, hoovering and keeping a home tidy
  • Hold or commit to attaining a Level 2 Diploma in health and social care
  • Excellent English language skills – comprehension, spoken and written
  • Physically fit e.g. able to carry shopping bags, carry meal trays up and down stairs and undertake client moving and handling (with necessary equipment)
  • Ability to work effectively within time allocated
  • Professionally presented
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Consistently delivers high quality service in line with agreed objectives
  • IT skills – able to use a computer / laptop and online systems
  • Due to increased demand, we are currently only accepting applications from vaccinated or medically exempt Carers

If you’re naturally friendly, with a desire to make a positive difference to your client’s life, we want to hear from you!

Providing high quality live in care in people’s homes across England and Scotland, The Good Care Group is also part of Sodexo.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 15-30 per week

Salary: £13.50-£15.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free or subsidised travel
  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Experience:

  • care: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road

Care Assistant (hourly)
The Good Care Group

https://www.thegoodcaregroup.com/live-in-care-jobs/
London, United Kingdom
Darren Kennedy
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Private Practice / Firm
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
2009
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