Care Assistant
Care Assistant
Liberty Private Care are looking for two Part Time Care Assistants to join our select team to work between 20 - 30 hours a week including working alternate weekends. You need to be flexible in your availability, be a car driver with use of a car and have at least 2 years experience in a regulated adult care service eg residential home, hospital, homecare. An NVQ in Health & Social Care would be an advantage.
This role involves accessing the community every day 0800-1300 therefore we can only accept care staff who drive.
The hourly rate is £13.50/hr Monday-Friday & £14.50/hr at the weekend.
Experience in complex care or looking after children/young adults with disabilities, would be an advantage.
We provide comprehensive training both during your paid induction and during your time working for us. All of our visits are a minimum of one hour so you are not rushed in providing your care and you are not only paid mileage at 35 pence/mile but you are paid the travel time between clients as well.
Benefits include:
Flexible working hours
Paid travel time
Paid mileage at 35p/mile
Full entitlement of paid annual leave
Uniform Provided
Paid DBS & Referral service
Employer contributed pension scheme
Paid training time
Blue Light card
Interest free staff loans if required
Regular staff social activities
Carer of the Year Award
Annual Award Dinner
Support from experienced management team
Be respected, valued and be part of a successful team.
We provide care for a minimum of 1 hour for each client
About this role
You will be providing care for a young female adult who lives in the community. The role involves personal care, companionship, making them meals and taking them out every day in their own adapted mobility vehicle.
We allow sufficient time for you to travel between clients so that you are not rushing AND we pay you for your travel time. Our management team are supportive and we provide an on call service out of office hours so that if you have any urgent queries, you can always get hold of someone.
We have regular social events so that you can get together with your colleagues for some down time.
We provide a service to our clients that goes above and beyond the norm and where we go the extra mile for them. As part of that, we train our staff above the usual requirements so that you are able to do more. If you would like to work for a company who provides a high level of care and values it’s staff, apply now to Liberty Private Care.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Right to Work in the UK
- NVQ 2 (or higher) in Health & Social Care
- Driving licence & Use of a Car
- Must be able to work alternate weekends
- Minimum 2 years experience in care
- Excellent written & oral communication skills
Skills needed for this job opportunity
Paperwork and Record Keeping
Experience working with vulnerable people
Domiciliary Care
