Job Description
About The Role
Are you an experienced Carer? we offer our Specialist Care Assistants: free uniform, free DBS, free Life Assurance, free RAC cover, 42p per mile & pay per shift up to £12.55ph.
Care South, a leading not for profit charity, have exciting opportunities for Specialist Care Assistants to join our West Dorset Care at Home team, supporting clients with a variety of needs in their own homes in Weymouth & Portland and the local areas.
This Specialist Care Assistant role is a community based, it is essential applicants hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
Whilst full training is given, this position is suitable for anyone that has experience as a HCA, Care Assistant, Care worker, Home Care Assistant, Support Worker or Health Care Assistant, Domiciliary Carer or Personal Carer in Social Care.
Benefits for our Specialist Care Assistant include:
£500 Welcome bonus
£10.55ph weekdays - £12.55ph weekends
Enhanced rate on Bank Holidays
42p per mile mileage allowance, paid fortnightly
£500 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
Blue Light discount card
RAC breakdown cover
Paid DBS and uniform
Reward and recognition schemes
Employee Assistance Programme
Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities
Key duties for Specialist Care Assistant include (but may not be limited to):
Providing high-quality support to enable individuals to remain independent
Supporting our clients to build confidence and return to independent living
As a valued member of our team, Specialist Care Assistants are key to helping us provide good quality care our clients deserve
You will be responsible for the needs of clients and ensuring their dignity
You will help with personal care such as personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing
Shifts can be early or late between 7 am and 10 pm. Alternative weekend working is also required
Care is at the HEART of everything we do, it's values that inspire us, not profits.
About you:
Previous experience in a care setting is required
Flexible in the hours you can work and ability to work every other weekend
Strong attention to detail and reporting skills
Able to work independently and as part of a team
You will hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one.
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