Female Care Assistant (Evenings)

DRIVING LICENSE REQUIRED

LOCAL APPLICANTS ONLY PLEASE

Immediate Start 

Thames Care is actively seeking experienced Care Assistants to join our team in Reading, Wokingham and the surrounding areas. We are offering a pay rate per shift rather than per hour for Experienced Care Assistants able to work Evening and Weekend shifts.

Benefits

· (4:00pm – 10:00pm)

· Minimum of five shifts per week

· Bank Holidays paid at Time + Half

· Mileage paid additionally pence per mile (or company loan car available)

· £200 Welcome Bonus

· Free uniform and free training provided

· DBS check paid for by the company

· Company support and funding to attain Level 2, 3 and 5 qualifications in Health and Social Care.

Job Description

We are offering the right candidates a full time contract with a minimum of five shifts per week with 28 days paid annual leave.

To provide personal, practical, social and emotional support to people in their own homes, in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. The support provided by Care Assistants does not include tasks that would normally be undertaken by a qualified nurse unless specific training has been provided.

The duties included contributing to the ongoing support of people who use our services and their informal carers. This will include personal care such as assistance with personal hygiene, grooming, the management of continence and rising and retiring.

Contribute to the movement and handling of people who use our services to maximise their physical abilities and mobility, enabling people who use our services to achieve and maintain physical comfort throughout the day.

Assisting in the preparation and making of meals, drinks and snacks enabling people who use our services to maintain a good level of nutrition and hydration.

Do you want to be well paid and appreciated by your employer?

If so, then you might be the right person for us. We are looking for a caring and reliable individual who loves helping others and likes to make a difference. We are looking for female applicants at present due to client preferences for personal care.

Requirements

· Minimum of six months paid care experience within the last three years in the UK

· Full Driving License (we can loan you a company car if required)

· Clear spoken and written English

· Commitment to some weekend working

· Empathetic and friendly personality.

· Reliable

Company Overview

If you are considering working as a Care Assistant and want the company you work for to care about you as well as their clients, you should speak to Thames Care. We value our employees and understand that the very best care staff deserve a friendly and welcoming support team.

Our guiding principle is that the best care focuses on improving the quality of life, through kindness, commitment and consistency, one person at a time.