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Weekend Care Assistant

Care Team
Swansea
Posted 1 year ago

Because home is where the heart is

Weekend Care Assistant

We are actively recruiting ambitious, driven, caring Care Assistants for our growing office.

Full driver’s license and access to own vehicle essential for Care Assistant Jobs in Swansea

Salary

£13 per hour weekends

Including paid travel time, as well as a mileage rate of 30p per mile

Benefits for the Care Assistant Jobs in Swansea

  • Great job satisfaction
  • Pension Scheme
  • Be valued for the work you do
  • £250 welcome bonus on completion of 12-week probation
  • £13 per hour & 30p mileage
  • Paid travel time
  • As a private business, most calls are a minimum of one hour
  • Refer a friend bonus = £250
  • All private clients – no council contracts – plenty of time with the clients
  • Uplifted pay on bank holidays
  • Fortnightly pay
  • Full training & mentoring programme
  • City & Guilds (NVQ) accredited training provided
  • Real career progression
  • Guaranteed Hour Contracts
  • Holiday pay

Our runs start at approximately 7 am – 2 pm and 4 pm – 10 pm.

We also provide block-hour sitting services with our clients.

Full driver’s license and access to own vehicle essential for care work Swansea

The Care Assistant’s Jobs Role

We are looking for care assistants to join our team to support our clients in their day-to-day lives, from personal care to social and recreational activities, acting as an expert on the health needs of our clients as well as a friendly face for them to talk to.

The care assistant will work closely with our management, alongside other carers, and our clients at their own homes.

Key Responsibilities of the Care Assistant Role

  • Supporting people with personal care
  • Making breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Visiting their local community centres, shops, family, and friends
  • Supporting medication management
  • Attending medical appointments
  • Household tasks such as cleaning

Personal Specification

  • Good time keeping
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong communicator
  • Willingness to learn and be part of a team
  • Our home care is community-based, so you must live locally
  • You must be a car owner with a full driving license
  • Our care assistants must be aged 18 and over
  • You must have a smartphone that can download our app

Personal Qualities

  • Emotionally intelligent
  • Empathetic
  • Friendly
  • Reliable

Living at Home Company Culture

Our care delivery is friendly, caring, committed and inspirational to our clients. Each of our clients has a personalised care plan, including a One Page Profile which is tailored to their specific needs, hobbies, and interests.

Our service is focused on the desired outcomes of the client. Whether this is receiving support to re-engage in their local community; or getting up in the morning and ready to start their day, you could be the one to make these special and important moments happen.

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you.

However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example, retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionists, administrators, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers.

This could be the start of your new career; with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Care Assistant Jobs Swansea

Full driver’s license and access to own vehicle essential for care work Swansea

Job Features

Job CategoryAssistant, Full-Time, Part-Time

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