Complex Care Homecare Assistant Bolton le Sands, England
Job description
Westmorland Homecare are seeking kind-hearted, compassionate, and caring people to join our ever-growing team of Homecare Assistants.
Do you have care experience and looking are for a new exciting role? Do you want to make a difference and enrich the lives of two young adults who have a range of complex medical needs, to live independently within their our home and support them with their sports and activities? If so, please read further.
Westmorland Homecare started its incredible journey in Kendal and covers the South Lakes area and has achieved 2 Outstanding Ratings from the CQC within the first 3 years. We are extremely proud to have expanded our service into the Lancaster and Morecambe area in 2020 and we are delighted to announce that we have been CQC rated OUTSTANDING in September 2022. We are a unique high-quality care company that always goes the extra mile for their clients & staff.
We are proud to be the only care provider in the country to have received a CQC Outstanding result at all of our branches.
BOLTON LE SANDS, CARNFORTH & SURROUNDING AREAS IMMEDIATE START
We are looking for a team of genuine, caring people to work with two very charismatic disabled young adults. Both are generally well with complex medical needs, such as autism/diabetes and full specialist training would be provided.
We work in ways that promote Kindness and create treasured memories for both you and your clients. You will be working for an organisation that promotes Innovative ideas as we provide care that is tailored to suit the individual’s needs and preferences. As part of your role, your work will be varied depending on each client that you visit as we provide a different range of services.
Becoming a dedicated member of the team means you will build Trusting relationships with clients, their families, and your colleagues. By working in such ways, we see helping clients in need as a huge privilege and one we are respectful of to enable them to live Enriching, happy lives in their own homes.
Put simply, a job at Westmorland Homecare will probably be the best job you have ever had.
Responsibilities
Your role will be varied from day to day, you will be involved in all aspects of these young adult's care: personal care, medication, feeding, supporting with their extensive sporting activities and more. The gentle young ladies enjoy rock climbing, horse riding, canoeing, walks outside and exploring new environments. Each day would be different, having a wide variety of stimulating activities and adventures to provide stimulation and increase their dependency within the local community.
There will be a variety of shifts available, we will be providing 24 hour care. Typically a mixture of the following shift patterns: 8.00 AM -8.00 PM, 8.00 PM - 8.00 AM. other shift patterns may be available and all of our staff work alternate weekends.
In short, we are looking to help these young ladies live their best lives!
We are looking for people who enjoy helping others and want a job with a feel-good factor. You will enjoy doing something special every day and you will have a job you can be proud of doing. Being able to drive is essential. Experience in complex care such as severe autism or complex additional needs such communication aids is required for this role.
If you are a driver, and you are interested in this role, we would love to hear from you.
Job Benefits
- Be respected, valued, appreciated, and thanked for your hard work!
- Become a health and social care professional carer
- Regular company meetings, paid for staff and client socials
- The highest paid care company with starting hourly rate of £15 - £17 per hour
- Paid travel time for all carers
- Paid mileage
- Career progression opportunities for all Homecare Assistants
- The same regular clients for all your visits as a carer
- Long-term stability
- Paid annual leave per year per carer
- Generous pension scheme
- Double time on Bank Holidays
- Westmorland Homecare only provide great care, without having to rush
- Work at the company working to be the best in the country
- We are a company that cares about you and looks after you too
- Great comprehensive training and lots of support from day one
- Regular shift patterns
- Lots of training and development opportunities for all Homecare Assistants
- Funded NVQs (now QCFs)
Contacts
If this sounds like a role you could undertake, we would love to chat with you. Please call Rhianna - Recruitment Coordinator on 01524 956 240 for an informal chat about the role and to receive more information on the job description!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £15.00-£17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Do you live in the Bolton le Sands/Carnforth area? If so, where?
- What makes you the ideal candidate for this position?
Experience:
- complex care: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- UK driving licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
