Community Carer

Community Care Assistant required, covering Kidderminster, Stourport & Bewdley. 35-40 hours per week.

Are you looking for a rewarding career in your local community that offers great benefits, pay, working schedule & career progression? Riverside provides exceptional care to its clients whilst ensuring staff are valued, respected and rewarded.

• Competitive hourly rates, plus paid travel time & milage.
• Shifts are 6.45am-12pm. 11.30am-3pm. 2.30-6pm. 6pm- 10pm.
• No experience necessary as full free training & ongoing development is provided
• Areas covered; Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster only.

What can Riverside offer you?

• £100 cash joining bonus and bespoke welcome gift box
• Bank holidays paid at double & time 1/2
• Uniform provided - Fleece, tunics and polo shirts
• Fortnightly pay
• Excellent company pension
• Overtime available
• Flexible working schedule (alternate Saturdays & Sundays)
• 28 days annual leave per annum
• Limitless referral scheme of £150 for each successful referral
• Birthday, milestone & Loyalty bonuses and gifts
• NVQ Diploma training level 2 & 3 fully funded
• Carer of the month awards with cash bonus
• FREE Blue Light Card - national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Blocked local care calls to minimize driving time
• A friendly, knowledgeable & supportive office team to support you in your role

Who is Riverside?

Having been established since 2004, Riverside is a well known, trusted employer and service provider within the Wyre Forest. We are proud to be recruiting due to continued and further growth.

Riverside is a professional, welcoming and supportive domiciliary home care company based in Stourport and our sole aim is to provide high quality, person-centred and practical care services for people in their own homes. Riverside invests in their care team and promotes learning and staff development through ongoing training.

Working at Riverside

As a Community Support Worker with Riverside, you’ll provide a high level of care and support to vulnerable people, enabling them to live the life they choose. You’ll assist with daily tasks including personal care, medication and assistance at mealtimes, motivating, and encouraging choice and participation.

About you

All the staff at Riverside are chosen for their enthusiasm, commitment and experience meaning that we only offer the best home care service. All our employees are committed to providing exceptional care with bags of enthusiasm and a passion for caring for others. A friendly and compassionate disposition are all the attributes we look for in our care workers. You must have access to your own vehicle (full UK driving license), be available to work one day at a weekend and be free to work shifts between 6.45am -10pm.

Please note we do not offer sponsorship.

As a Care Worker, here’s what you’ll do:

• To provide personal care to services users such as washing and dressing
• Light domestic tasks
• Meal preparation
• Administer medication
• Help with shopping and supplies for service users
• Offering Companionship and supportive listening to service users, being able to notice any changes in their mental or physical health.
• General assistance with everyday living.
• Documenting and reporting effectively

We would like you to have the following skill sets:

• Respectful
• Friendly
• Flexible
• Communicative
• Reliable
• Sensitive
• Empathetic