Care Assistant
7 months ago
**Full-time & Part-time Care Assistants - Job Advertisement**:
Full-time & Part-time Care Assistants Wanted
£200 joining award offered after 3 months job completion
Walfinch is looking for enthusiastic, hard-working Care Assistants who have a passion for looking after vulnerable adults, with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude to join it’s St Albans branch where they will be able to make a real difference to the lives of the people that require our care. We value all our staff. We also pride ourselves on listening. So, if you have any concerns, our management team take the time to listen and give you the support you need.
**What Walfinch Can Offer You?**
- Job fulfilment with great career opportunities
- 24/7 Support from Walfinch Management
- Competitive wage plus enhanced rate on Bank Holidays
- Double pay on bank holiday
- Free DBS check
- 28 days paid holiday including Bank Holidays (Pro-rata)
- Pension scheme
- Friendly and supportive office team
- On-call support when you’re on shift
- Quarterly care assistant meetings
- Part-time or full-time hours - flexible work pattern to meet business needs
- Paid Mileage between service users or when taking service users out
- Refer a friend scheme with £50 bonus
- Opportunity to undertake specialist training & develop your skills into a senior role
- After successful completion on probation option to enrol on Qualifications in Health & Safety Care (Level 2,3 & 5)
**Role Requirements**:
- To provide quality care for people in their own homes
- No experience required as full training with be given
- Passion for making a difference to individuals in their own homes.
- Ability to prioritise workloads
- Reliable and flexible.
- You must have excellent communications skills and the ability to build relationships with those we support and those around them.
- Ability to be patient and keep calm under pressure.
- Due to nature of the job, driving is essential for this role
- A caring nature and passion to make a real difference to someone’s life
- Ability to work as part of a team supporting each other when necessary
- Flexibility, reliability, hard work and honesty
**Role Responsibilities**:
- Personal care: Assist with personal hygiene, washing assistance with using the toilet, assistance with incontinence inc. pads, commodes, and catheter bags
- Support with eating and drinking: Ensuring that clients are encouraged to eat a healthy, balanced diet and the correct quantities, prepared meals look appetising and make sure the way they eat is appropriate for the client
- Assisting with shopping: This is completed on the client’s request and a finance form must be completed with a receipt
- Assist with mobility: Use of a hoist or other aides, or assistance in standing and movement. Dressing or assisting with any physical activity whereby the client’s needs support
- Companionship care
- Building relationships with service users, their families, and friends
- Food preparation
- Assisting clients with washing and dressing
- Housekeeping/domestic duties
- Support with medication
- Taking clients for appointments or outings.
- Light household chores
- Shopping or ordering food deliveries
- Assist with medication
- Laundry
- Engage with service users’ pastimes and hobbies
- Record keeping: MAR chart (for medication), Updating notes on our software app (recording each visit to communicate to the next carer), care plan updates.
- Some of your duties as part of the senior team will include being responsible for inducting in our new care team members along with settling in new Customers, reviews, and care delivery.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
**Salary**: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
Additional pay:
- Joining reward of 200 pounds payable after 3 months job completion
- Bonus scheme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Licence/Certification:
- Right to Work in the UK (required)
- As this role is community based you must have a full UK drivers Licence and access to a vehicle.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Apprenticeship, Zero hours contract
**Salary**: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus
**Education**:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
**Language**:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and own Car (required)
Ability to Commute:
- St Albans (required)
Ability to Relocate:
- St Albans: Relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
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