Social Care Companion

Kirsten's Care Ltd
  • Title Social Care Companion
  • Setting Clients Home
  • Role Befriender / Companion
  • Salary £16,543 to £18,363 per annum Plus Mileage, Plus travel time
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Job Summary

Date posted: 15 March 2025
  • Job Reference: SCC01

Job description

We are a small compassionate team, who are passionate about providing clients the care and support they deserve to enable them to remain at home for the rest of their lives.

Our Social Care Companions role involves caring for Clients in their own homes to remain independent and support them with all aspects of care including:

  • Meal preparation
  • General household chores
  • Companionship
  • Medication Administration
  • Appointment Chaperone
  • Social Community Outings
  • (NOT 'Personal Care' as this is done by our specialist carer team, not by Companions)

Social Care Companions will have the benefit of:

Excellent rates of Pay £9.09 basic rate, £10.09 at weekends, time and a half at bank holidays

Travel Time between calls paid at £8.91 (Based on Google Maps calculated time)

Mileage paid at 25p per mile

Benefits:

  • · Flexible working hours
  • · Free Uniform
  • · Employee Assistance Programme
  • · Free Training
  • · Free DBS
  • · Free PPE
  • · Pension scheme
  • · Equal opportunities employer

Skills / Qualifications:

  • flexibility
  • driving licence
  • use of mobile devices