Care Assistant

Recruiter
Agincare
Location
Corsham
Salary
Competitive
Posted
01 Oct 2021
Closes
21 Oct 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

About The Role

A typical day in the life of a Home Care Assistant will help support our customers in a variety of ways depending on their needs, this could include, providing personal care, Medication management, Light Domestic Duties, Meal Prep, Shopping & Companionship.

  • Earn up to GBP11.10 per hour as a Home Care Assistant
  • Full time & part-time shifts available
  • Alternate weekends
  • Supportive & Established management
  • Lots of further career opportunities

Agincare offer fantastic benefits for our care assistants

  • GBP200 joining fee* Subject to T&Cs
  • Paid two-day Induction - Get paid whilst training!
  • Paid upfront DBS
  • Fast Track Job Offers
  • Refer a friend bonus - GBP250

We also offer other wonderful benefits for all our staff;

  • Paid Mileage
  • Access to Blue Light Membership
  • Fully Funded Continuous Professional Development
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all our employees
  • Long Service Award
  • Recognition Awards
  • Paid Annual Leave
  • Internal competitions to win prizes e.g. holidays, extra annual leave

About You

We are looking for Home Care Assistants to join our team and help us make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people, providing support to live independently in their own homes around your local area and community.

You don't need to have previous experience or qualifications in care, what's important is you are passionate and motivated and you want to help in your community. If you want Job Satisfaction and a job where every day is different, our Home Care Assistant role could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We can offer you fully-funded training and career development opportunities for all regardless of experience in social care (training programmes up to and including Level 5).

Main Responsibilities

Here's what you'll be doing day-to-day in our client's homes:

  • Preparing meals and assisting with social activities
  • Personal care (bathing and dressing)
  • Safe administration of medication
  • Shopping for household items
  • Light domestic duties

We can offer the following shift patterns:

  • Alternate weekends
  • Part-time roles
  • Full-time roles
The Ideal Candidate

Our Care Assistants are dedicated, caring, friendly and compassionate. People like you, who understand that some days might be tough but you'll always have great job satisfaction.

No experience is necessary as all our care team are enrolled onto a comprehensive training and shadowing programme.

All our Care Assistants receive the following benefits:

  • Paid mileage
  • Blue Light Card membership
  • Fully funded Continuous Professional Development
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Long service bonus
About The Company

We've been voted as the top care company to work for by Indeed, and our team agree - we're proud that we average at 4/5* on employee reviews.
We're a family run business caring for people since 1986, this year we're celebrating 35 years! With over 3,500 team members, we're one of the UK's largest care providers and are continuing to grow. With over 50 locations across our care homes, home care branches and live-in offices - there really is something for everyone.