Personal Carer - Dom care

A game changing level of pay for professional carers!

Milcare are an award winning Care company that focus on looking after its clients well, going the extra mile, whilst ensuring its carers are well paid, trained and supported.

Along with being Business of the Year in 2021/22 in the Service Sector, we were once again nominated for the top three 2022/23 and WON AGAIN in 2023/24 as business of the year

There are options of FULL and PART TIME hours available.
You could be expected to work between the hours of 0645-2200. We attempt to keep you in the same area with the same clients to build on relationships.

PAY - starts at £11.75 for weekdays and rises to £13 on weekends with an hourly rate of £17.50 on Bank Holidays. - £24,000 per annum.
£250 welcome bonus*

This role is ONLY for drivers with access to their own vehicle. Business insurance will be needed for your car for this role.

For successful NVQ 3 applicants, this is further increased to £12.50 per hour and £13.50 at weekends - £18 on bank holidays £24500 per annum (post probation). Additional responsibilities will be added to your role at this time.

We pay far beyond any other care provider to ensure we are recruiting the best staff.
Care is not an easy job and we champion the cause for carers at a high level.

WE PAY OUR STAFF THE SAME AS A BAND 4 NHS Nurse!!!

We also provide you with:

A MINIMUM of 1 hour appointments - travel is reduced and you can earn more.
A company pension.
45 Pence per mile for travel.
Support and counselling
Professional training in house by an award winning team.
A pay rise EVERY year.
Additional leave for time served.
Paid Annual Leave
Free training and DBS
Opportunities to do an NVQ level 3 and above.

We have very strong work areas, especially in Littleborough, Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Whitworth and surrounding areas.

Care support has been undervalued for a lot of years which is why we pay our staff a lot more than other local care companies. We want you to earn a proper wage for doing a challenging but rewarding role!

We look for dedicated individuals who genuinely want to make a difference.
We normally aim to recruit people with a minimum of a NVQ Level 1 in Social Care OR a good grounding in Health or Social Work background OR NVQ 2+ in childcare. On some occasions we recruit people without a Care Certificate (NVQ 1).

If you don't have a formal care background, don't let it put you off as we believe that it is worth training some people that already possess the right morals and ethics that align with our company.
We can provide you with all your mandatory training and a NVQ 1 to give you a formal qualification.
Your training doesn't stop there. You will receive a lot of on the job training directly with our award winning training team to ensure you are delivering the safest and highest quality of care.

What we can offer:

We pay higher than any other provider delivering a similar service in the area.
An NVQ LEVEL 3 in Health and Social Care - we can offer training up to level 3. This qualification will take you into a managerial level of providing support.
We also have relationships with training providers were we can sponsor people to do their level 4 and 5 at Burnley College.

We also pay 45 pence per mile for travel.
We recognise quality, and reward performance with pay incentives.
We have an "employee reward scheme" where you can be awarded with an additional £100 bonus.

Free Counselling support from a major HR company to help with your wellbeing.

All appointments and care plans in an easy to use app.

Opportunities for overtime if you want it.
Organised rotas to allow you to plan your life outside of work.

We offer 28 days paid annual leave per annum (pro rata) with an additional 1 day added for every 3 years of service completed.

Along with mandatory training, we have our own in house award winning training team to keep you supported and safe with your knowledge of your role. We have recently recruited two further managers to further enhance our support and training to our staff.

We use the resources in the building to deliver medication and moving and handling training, face to face.

We specialise in supporting client's who are diagnosed with Parkinson's, Dementia and physical age related conditions.

We only offer a minimum of 1 hour with each client. This is key to your work. You can do an amazing job when you are given the time to be able to do it properly. NO MORE running around for 5 minute pop ins!

What does a typical day look like?
It can vary depending on the clients you are supporting. We are very person centred so we tailor our services to the clients support needs.
This can include:
Reminding someone to take their medication.
Prepare breakfast
Helping someone get washed and dressed.
Taking the dog our for a walk.
Helping to order shopping online.
Accompanying someone to hospital appointments.
Re-ordering tablets from the chemist.
Taking a client to an activity or hobby.
Housework.
Sitting and having a chat.

It can vary from day to day and from client to client.

You have the opportunity to do your job well without driving numerous miles between every client and not being paid for it.

What we are looking for

We are looking for honest, reliable and motivated individuals who genuinely want to make a difference to peoples lives.
We prefer people that already hold a qualification in care (preferably an NVQ 2) but on some occasions, depending on our needs or the quality of the individual, we can support you with all levels of training.

You MUST have the following: This is non flexible.

A fantastic understanding of both written and spoken English.

You MUST live within 5 miles of the Rochdale borough!

***WE DO NOT OFFER ROLES FOR TIER TWO OVERSEAS SPONSORSHIP***

Hold a FULL UK driving licence and have access to your own insured vehicle.

Be flexible to the needs of our clients
Be willing to become fantastic at your role.

We are sorry, but we are not set up to take overseas applicants.

Personal qualities.
Be polite, honest, patient, empathic, energetic...... all with a smile.