caregiver Dunstable, England
Job description
About us
Woburn Care Company is a privately owned business based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. We are professional, agile, rewarding, and proud to offer exceptional quality home care, enabling many people to live independently in their homes.
We are looking for caring and committed individuals who drive to support people from +18 years old with different health conditions around Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis and surrounding areas.
We place importance on employing staff that are fit for the job and have appropriate skills and qualifications. All our staff is DBS checked, and care workers complete an induction programme and receive ongoing mandatory training and specialist training. All care workers will receive regular supervisions and annual appraisals to identify their training needs and support.
Your responsibility is to ensure that people in your care are kept safe and with all their care needs met. You will keep company to people and use caring approach to ensure that people feel respected and valued.
In return, we ensure that we continue creating a friendly, calm, and diverse work culture where we focus on your strength to support you growing your career in Health and Social Care.
We offer Gift cards to employee of the month and we ensure that you feel valued as we recognise everyone's effort and input.
Our work environment includes:
- Wellness programs
- Growth opportunities
- On-the-job training
- Flexible working hours including alternate weekends
- Modern office setting
- Regular support
Benefits include:
- Monthly Gift Cards to employee of the month
- Paid shadowing shifts and practical trainings
- Regular supervision to support you in career growth
- Every 4 weeks payment
- Paid mileage (30p p/m)
We are looking for a Home Care Assistant to join our team and provide assistance to our clients in their homes. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a variety of services such as personal care, light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, meal preparation, errands, and other related tasks. We are looking for an individual who is patient, reliable, and has a passion for helping others. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
We want to hear from you if you have a genuine desire to support people living in their homes and help them maintain their independence.
Are you:
- Self-motivated and organised.
- Passionate about people.
- Flexible.
- A good communicator.
- Caring and sensitive towards the needs of others.
- An active team player.
Responsibilities:
- Assistance with dressing/undressing, washing, bathing and grooming.
- Assist with household tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping.
- Assist with medication reminders and other health-related tasks.
- Provide companionship and emotional support to the elderly or disabled.
- Incontinence support and management
- Assist with meal preparation and planning.
- Organise household items and maintain a clean living environment.
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Part-time hours: 10 per week
Pay: £11.00-£15.98 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dunstable: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you happy to undergo a required DBS background check?
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Care Assistant: 1 year (preferred)
- Personal Care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: On the road
