Job description
Delore care is a domiciliary care provider in Surrey, we support our service users in their homes. We enjoy what we do and we like passionate people to be part of this caring team.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- We support & assist with personal care.
- Prompting and administering medication.
- Support with shopping and appointments
- Providing support with hobbies and social activities
- Providing companionship, being supportive & friendly.
- Helping patients with their everyday duties
- Preparing light meals.
- Light domestic duties.
Benefits
- Career Progression - We are a growing company and there is always opportunity to move up the career ladder, we consider internal staff first for job opens.
- Flexible Payment– Most of our staff get paid 2 weekly but we can be flexible with your payment if you want earlier payments.
- Mileage payment - We pay mileage in between calls
- FREE Blue Light card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
- Small Teams - You work as part of close knit teams
- Care Certificate and NVQs - Staff are supported to completed their care certificates and NVQs.
- Holiday entitlement - All care workers have their 28 days holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme - All staff are registered unto a pension scheme to save for the future unless staff opt out.
Skills required:
- Experience preferred but not essential as you will be trained
- Reliable and trustworthy as lone working is required
- Have a caring and nurturing personality
- Managing different medical conditions like dementia, autism, challenging behaviour
- Passion and commitment to provide outstanding care
- Have an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social care is a great advantage or be willing to work towards this.
Requirements:
- Proof of Right to work in the UK
- Proof of NI on official document (except you are new in the country and yet to obtain NI number)
- 2 Proofs of address with the last 3 months
- Valid DBS check/ or willing to pay for a new DBS
- Able to provide contact details for 2 references
- Ability to work 42hrs work week.
- Driving licence is required
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 36 months
Part-time hours: 42 per week
Salary: From £11.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
COVID-19 considerations:
Free PPE are provided for all staff and we follow all governmental guidance on COVID-19
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: On the road
Reference ID: Healthcare Assistant - DC03