Senior Care Assistant
Pay starting at £29,000 per annum
We are looking for individuals with a kind, compassionate heart who want to make a true difference to the quality of life for our clients, to join our team. As a Senior Care Assistant you will be the link between our Care Manager, and the Care Assistant team, you will conduct introductions between clients and Care Assistants, conduct training for the Care Assistant team, and provide a variety of non-medical services to help clients keep independent in their own home. You will be based both within the field, when providing care to our clients, and in the office when supporting the Care Manager.
You will have a passion for supporting others and pride yourself on delivering an outstanding service. You will be reliable, trustworthy and respectful. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable spending time in the company of others.
As a Senior Care Assistant you will also help to ensure that Home Instead Aylesbury Vale and North East Oxfordshire remain CQC compliant, by supporting our Care Manager in this area.
This role is a full-time position, with guaranteed contracted hours. You will therefore be expected to work alternative weekends in addition to a minimum of two evenings per week, as a part of your working availability.
As a Senior Care Assistant you must have achieved or be actively working towards a Level 2 qualification in Health and Social care. Experience within the care sector is essential, you must have a passion for delivering good customer service, and have knowledge and understanding of legislation specific to Health Social care.
A valid drivers license and access to a reliable form of transportation is also required for this role, where you will be providing support to our clients within the communities we serve. You will also be flexible to travel to all geographical areas encompassed within our patch.
You will receive industry leading training, great rates of pay and excellent support.
Benefits Include:
- Guaranteed hours built around your availability
- Optional overtime opportunities
- Competitive rates of pay starting at £29,000 per annum
- Mileage payment of 45p per mile
- Minimum of an hour visit per client
- Travel time between clients with flexibility depending on the distance of travel
- Paid annual leave
- Employee health assured program
- Pension auto-enrollment
- Higher rates of pay for bank holidays
- Staff Benefits including a range of high street stores, holidays, etc.
If you're looking for work which is extremely rewarding, part of the community and you have the willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you. Please click on 'I'm Interested' or alternatively, contact us on 01296 410029 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.