This job expired on 7th October 2024
Care Assistant
Liberty Private Care are looking for a Care Assistant to join our select team to work around 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.
We do welcome carers without an NVQ, however, the hourly rate without an NVQ is £13.50/hr Monday-Friday & £14.50/hr at the weekend. If you have an NVQ the hourly rate is £14.50 Monday-Friday & £15.50 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 the role
You will be providing care for people in their own homes. This can be personal care, companionship, making them a meal or taking them out. We also have clients that have more complex needs or may be near the end of their life, but we wouldn’t ask you to go to a client unless you had the experience &/or training to be able to provide their care competently.
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
- Are a driver with use of a car
- I do not need sponsorship
Desired criteria
- Experience with complex care clients
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Establishing Rapport With Clients
Verbal and Written Skills
Teamwork
Providing Care
Administering Medicine
Paperwork and Record Keeping
Liberty Private Care
At Liberty Private Care, we offer bespoke, high-quality home care in and around Highcliffe, Christchurch, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Poole & the surrounding areas, for you or your loved one.
Liberty Private Care was founded by husband and wife team, Andrew and Fiona Key in 2019 when Fiona was unable to find the standard of care that she wanted for her own mother. Together, Fiona and Andrew have more than 75 years nursing and care experience and have worked in the NHS, for care agencies, residential care and nursing homes, and also run a successful homecare company in north-west England. At Liberty Private Care we provide care that bridges the gap between traditional home care and nursing by giving our carers enhanced training above the norm, including RESTORE2 so that they can take observations for their clients if there are any concerns about them. We’ve also proactively worked with local and national bodies to improve care standards through innovation and training. Andrew worked closely with organisations to help create and define the ‘Six Steps End of Life Accreditation’ for community care and Liberty Private Care earned this accreditation from the Countess Mountbatten Hospice in Southampton. We are one of the top 20 home care providers.
Liberty Private Care has always been managed by people with hands-on experience in the social and healthcare sector. All the carers have a minimum of 2 years previous care experience before they start working for Liberty Private Care and nearly all the carers have an NVQ 2 or higher. Alongside the quality of carers that we provide, our management team also provide a concierge service, going the extra mile in helping our clients and their families with things. This is particularly useful where family members don’t live locally or where families are time poor. Liberty Private Care stand out from the crowd in the quality of staff and the service we provide. We pride ourselves on giving our team the knowledge and training to develop new skills to achieve qualifications. In exchange, we offer the most competitive rates in the region, plus pension and recruitment bonuses. The majority of our training is led by our registered nurse at our premises in Christchurch, where we have dedicated, modern training facilities.
Our benefits
Comprehensive induction training Competitive rates of pay Supportive management team which encourages two-way feedback Working within a close-knit team for a local independent home care provider Opportunities for structured career advancement - encouragement for higher qualifications Consistent week by week rotas where possible Training in clinical procedures - observations, wound dressing, insulin injections etc.
Retirement plan and/or pension
Flexible schedule
Employee development programs
Free parking
Competitive salary
Blue Light Card
Social Opportunities
Employee Recognition Scheme
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