Care Assistant

6 months ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Bridgewater Home Care Full time

We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of **Home Care Assistant** to join our amazing team here at **Bridgwater Home Care** in the **Wigan** area to work shift patters such as mornings, tea shifts and bed shifts.

Please note we can only hire female staff due to the needs of our Clients.

**Are you a team player? Are you motivated by helping other people, driven to make other people happy? Hard working and determined to make a difference in people’s lives everyday? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you**

**Benefits / Package**
- Market leaders in pay rates up to £12.50 an hour
- 12 week buddy system for new starters
- Continuous development and learning opportunities
- 24 hour on-call support Flexible working patterns
- Client /carer matching
- Time to care - we don't engage in 'call-cramming', so you have quality time to spend with clients
- Early pay scheme - access to your wages ahead of pay day
- Paid holidays
- Paid travel time and mileage
- Company pension scheme
- Meetings and catch ups at your Bridgewater office with the rest of your team
- Organised social events and team building days
- Annual Carer Awards & Christmas party
- A well-established home care provider who invests in their team
- A growing company making a huge difference in people's lives everyday.
- Excellent management and supportive staff.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Career progression opportunities.
- We really care about our workforce.

**Working times**: We have flexible shift patterns between 7am and 10pm and to make it fair for all staff, we all work alternative weekends.

**Location**: This particular role is based in the Wigan area

**Pay**: Between £11.44 and £12.50 an hour depending on clients needs. We also pay mileage and travel time for your calls in between Clients.

**Who are we?**

The Bridgewater story began after personal experiences of care for our own family. It was through this difficult time that we experienced numerous challenges that we did not expect. Finding a high quality, trustworthy and credible home care provider for our loved one proved more difficult than it should be. Like you, we don’t think that this process should have been difficult, let alone stressful and unsettling, and we soon realised that it was up to us to provide a solution.

It was from this moment that Bridgewater Home Care was established, with quality, reliability,and trust at the forefront of everything we do to this day. We soon realised how much our clients valued the honest and trustworthy approach we adopted and how they deserved so much more than just a traditional home care service; they became part of our extended Bridgewater Family.

**What values do we look for in our staff?**
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- To be Kind, caring and empathetic.
- To maintain Professionalism at all times.
- A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference.
- To maintain Professionalism at all times

**Key responsibilities**:

- We deliver award winning care to people within their own home.
- Companionship visits.
- Spending valuable time with a client
- Meetings and catch ups at your Bridgewater office with the rest of your team
- Supporting clients with household duties and light housekeeping
- Chaperoning clients to appointments, to do their weekly shop or to get out in the local community
- Providing personal hygiene care, where needed
- Being there as a caring friend to provide emotional support
- Ensuring clients are safe and comfortable, living well in the comfort of their home
- Supporting clients with their nutrition, hydration and overall well-being

**Essential criteria**:

- Positive person.
- Willing to be a team player.
- Professional manner at all times.
- Friendly attitude towards all staff and clients.
- Your own car.
- Able to work alternative weekends (this makes it fair for all staff).
- Please note - people do NOT need experience in care for this role. We are very much interested in your values as a person and we provide excellent training for all staff.

Become part of the **Bridgewater Family** We pride ourselves on being so much more than just an employer, we are a supportive, friendly network of people with a passion for caring and supporting others and supporting you in your role.

If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please **'APPLY'** now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience.

**We can’t wait to hear from you. Please ‘APPLY’ now and one of our friendly recruiters will be in touch with you within 24 hours.**

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

Pay: Up to £12.50 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Application question(s):

- How many hours a week are you able to work?
- Would you describe yourself as a kind and compassion

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