Loneliness Companion

Are you passionate about making a difference in someone’s life? Are you currently a Care Assistant or Support Worker or someone completely new to care and looking to start your career with a leading provider?

Location - **Buxton **and surrounding areas of Hartington, Flagg, Chapel en le Frith and Whaley Bridge

Hourly pay - **£11.50 - £12**

Contracted hours - Guaranteed contract hours up to **40hrs per week** with both full and part time opportunities available

**You must have a valid driving licence**

**Who are we?**

React Homecare specialises in providing high quality domiciliary care to adults of all ages in the comfort of their own. We have offices throughout the UK, with each office delivering flexible, bespoke, and cost-effective solutions to care recipients and their families. We care for those who are either privately funded, referred to us by Local Authorities or from the NHS.

**What will you be doing?**

As a Loneliness Companion / Care Giver, you will be expected to assist and provide personal care; this could be helping with meal and fluid support, assisting with medication or assist with shopping/domestic duties.

**What experience will you need?**

**Fantastic people skills**:
Supportive and great at communicating. Able to build strong relationships and show empathy and compassion.

**A Caring nature**:
An enthusiastic person-centred approach with a genuine passion for improving people’s lives daily. You will make a difference by acting as a loneliness companion and enriching our customers lives.

**A Team Player attitude**:
Do you work well in a group of likeminded people?

**Experience**:
No previous Care experience required

**What Benefits do we offer?**

In return for your hard work, React offer benefits to our employees. These include but are not limited to:

- Fully paid training and shadow shifts (no experience is required)
- Ongoing training provided up to Level 5 NVQ and career progression
- 0.35p per mile
- Full uniform provided
- Mobile phone
- £350 joining bonus
- £350 Refer a Friend Scheme
- Fully funded DBS
- Bonus plan, and more

**What are people saying about us?**

“_I have worked in care for nearly 3 years. I joined React and have never been more happier. The team behind React are so welcoming and friendly not just to their workers but also their service users. I love my job in care and it makes it so much better and enjoyable when you have good management and a good team around you which React have. Every day in care is different and you meet such amazing people and they become like family to you. I couldn’t ask for a better company to be working for_.” - _Community Care Assistant_
- Join us in providing top quality Domiciliary Care for those who need a little extra help at home._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.50-£12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Signing bonus

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: BuxCA