Senior Carer/Assistant

Senior Carer Assistant – Farnborough

Location: Hart and Rushmoor (Farnborough and the surrounding areas)

Licences: Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Certifications: Care Certificate, NVQ Lenel 2+

Pay: £13.40 - £19.00 an hour

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

Shift and schedule: Flexitime- Monday-Friday, Weekend availability, Overtime

Benefits

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme

Full job description

We are recruiting a Senior Care Assistant to join our team in the Hart and Rushmoor area.

We're committed to keeping elderly and vulnerable people living in the comfort of their own homes as an alternative to residential care throughout Hart and Rushmoor, Blackwater, Yateley, Fleet and the surrounding areas. This means you do need to drive and have your own vehicle to work for us.

While many companies only pay Healthcare Assistants for contact time, we believe you should be paid for every minute you work, so we pay for both travel time and mileage. On average, travel time equates to at least 5% of your working time. So, if you are working for a company that doesn't pay travel time means you will be losing 5% of your salary each hour you work.

In addition to a secure and stable career, we offer:

• £13.40 per hour on Weekdays
• £14 per hour on Weekends
• £19.00 per hour Bank Holidays
• PAID travel time @ £1.20 per hour you travel between clients.
• PAID mileage @ the rate of £0.25 per mile.
• Level 2 qualification in health and social care
• Defined career pathway
• Full induction training and ongoing support
• Dementia training as standard
• Full-time opportunities
• Flexible shift patterns.
• Term-time contracts for working parents
• Refer a friend of up to £250 per person.
• Refer a customer of up to £100 per customer.
• 28 days paid holiday?or pro rata.
• Length of service benefit
• Free uniform and company smartphone
• Use of company car?if yours breaks down.
• Contribution to DBS check

Responsibilities of a Senior Care Assistant:

Including but not limited to:

· Personal care duties

· Administering medication

· Manual handling, using equipment where required

· Promoting customer health and wellbeing

· Companionship and help with activities/appointments

· Plan, prepare and cook nutritious meals

· Shopping and domestic tasks around the home

To become a Senior Care Assistant, you need:

• Full and valid UK driving licence
• Access to a car/vehicle
• Right to work in the UK but, we do not provide any sponsorship.
• To be able to work every other weekend, or one day every weekend
• No experience as full training is provided
• Excellent level of English required
• To be aged 18 and above.

Licence/Certification:

• Right to work in the UK WITHOUT requiring sponsorship.
• Vehicle that you currently own and can use for work purposes.
• Full UK driving licence or a licence convertible to the UK Licence required.

Work Location: On the road