Care Assistant - up to £15 per hour Brixton, London, England
Job description
£13.50 - £15 per hour, guaranteed hours
Full time, part time and weekend availability
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 an hourly care assistant 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. 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. If you have worked as a domiciliary carer, health care assistant, been a carer in a care home or hospital, then we’d love to speak with you about joining our team.
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
- Full time, part time and weekend availability available
- Excellent pay rates above London living wage
- Paid travel time and travel costs between calls
- 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
- Funded Blue Light Card
- Generous ‘Refer A Friend’ Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- All clients accessible by public transport
- Holiday pay and pension scheme
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. Our clients are based in Richmond, Highgate, Hornsey, Kensington, Chelsea, Fulham, Raynes Park and Putney.
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
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
- Ability to work effectively within time allocated
- Reliable and punctual
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- IT skills – able to use a computer / laptop and online systems
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 Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £13.50-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brixton, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- care: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
