At-Home Carer

Barnet Carers is recruiting in all areas of the London Borough of Barnet - join our friendly team!

We are looking for At-Home Carers in Colindale, Edgware, Golders Green and Hendon in particular.

We offer:

• Travel time
• Waiting time
• Flexible working hours to suit your needs
• Paid training opportunities - you will be provided with comprehensive induction training and on-going training along with certificates so that you feel confident in your role. All training is provided by our accredited trainers.
• Training to NVQ Level 2 Social Care
• We arrange a portable DBS certificate for you with reimbursement of costs
• Holiday pay
• Sick pay
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Dedicated support from the Home Care Team and our 24/7 helpline, including meetings and supervisions

Role responsibility
As an At-Home Carer, you will have the fulfilment of really helping people & enabling them to live independently in their homes.  You may be offering companionship, personal care such as bathing or going to the toilet, or help with medication, be cooking light meals, shopping, or helping someone to get out and about.

Another crucial part of this role includes getting to know clients personally and providing them with emotional support and company, which contributes positively to their wellbeing.

We are looking for:

• Good English communications skills
• Flexible availability
• Car driver (desirable, but not necessary)
• QCF/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (desirable, but not necessary as training will be provided)
• You also need to be eligible to work in the UK and able to prove residency at your current address. Due to the nature of the role a full, enhanced DBS is required as well as two satisfactory references.

Barnet Carers is a registered charity that exists to support local residents within the community.

We are looking for people who are truly passionate about care. We are friendly, hardworking, have a positive can-do approach and are recruiting and training Carers every week! 

We have over 30 years of providing personal and respite care in people’s own homes in the Borough we know it takes someone with a passion for making a difference, who is truly special and has the right personality to fit into our dynamic team.

Although experience is not essential for our At-Home Carer roles they will suit people with previous experience working as: Home Care Assistants, Carers, Care Assistants, Support Workes, Personal Carers, or Domiciliary Carers

Please note we are a Domiciliary Care Service and NOT connected to a Care Home.  We provide care in people’s own homes so you must feel comfortable doing this and happy to travel between jobs.

We ARE NOT offering sponsorship for overseas workers. You must be a resident and able to work in the UK.