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Right at Home Swindon is a high-quality care provider supporting mainly elderly clients in Swindon and the close towns/villages to live fulfilling and independent lives in the comfort of their own homes.
Right at Home Swindon is a friendly, local homecare provider which recognises that its employees are its greatest asset.
We are looking for friendly, reliable, and ambitious people, regardless of experience, to join our team of Care Assistants.
You probably already have the skills you need to make a great Care Assistant, but we will teach you everything you need to know with our industry leading training.
What we offer our Female Care Assistants:
- Premium hourly rates - £13.75 per hour
- Paid mileage - 45p per mile
- Time and a half pay for bank holidays
- Double pay for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day
- Guaranteed hour contract considered after probation is completed
- Shopping voucher reward system
- Blue light card
- £250 refer a friend scheme
- 28 days paid holiday per annum
- Pension scheme
- Full, paid in-house training provided
- All training and office meetings paid
- Flexible shifts to support your work/life balance
- Opportunity to transfer to another one of our 73 branches, or for multisite working, perfect for students in university
- Issued with full PPE and required equipment to keep you safe at work
- Career progression opportunities and room to grow
- Opportunity to complete NVQ level 2,3&4 in Health and Social care
- An employer that really listens, values, and appreciates everything you do
- The opportunity to be part of a ‘family feel’, supportive team of Care Assistants
Right at Home Swindon covers the following areas: Swindon, Wootton Bassett, Wroughton, Cricklade, Highworth, Purton.
Right at Home Swindon prides in having a friendly and open community with our carers and clients. We make sure our carers have a balanced work/life ratio which shows in our Work Buzz 5* Employer rating.
Duties of a Female Care Assistant will include:- Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
- Personal care
- Administering medication
- Assisting Clients with washing and dressing
- Shopping
- Housekeeping
- Meal preparation
- Taking Clients for appointments or outings
- Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle
- Have a genuine passion to want to help others
- Be a reliable team player with a positive attitude
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Be over the age of 18 years old
If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you.
However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers.This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.
Interested?Right at Home is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of personal or protected characteristics.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PermanentPay: £13.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Do you require support to work in the UK?
- Why do you want to be a Care Assistant?
- What is the first half of your postcode?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and access to a reliable vehicle (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road