Home Care Support Worker

6 months ago


Calderdale, United Kingdom Optimal Homecare Services Full time

**About us**

Optimal Homecare Services is a small private homecare provider based in Northowram and we are focused on providing high quality and professional care services to adults in their own homes. We care about our customers and staff alike and think everyone deserves to feel valued.

We are looking for committed and compassionate individuals to join and strengthen our small team of friendly and caring homecare support workers. We pride ourselves on providing the highest standards of care and making a positive difference to peoples everyday life. Our customers are treated with dignity, patience and respect with relationships built upon trust, reassurance and support.

Being a support worker is a very varied role ranging from providing social/companionship visits to our customers to supporting them with personal care and housekeeping. Being a support worker with Optimal Homecare also means you are part of a small friendly team, who support each other.

**Main duties include**:

- Personal care
- Prompting/overseeing medication
- Shopping
- Meal preparation
- Companionship/social visits
- Household tasks

**What we offer**:

- Excellent hourly rate £10.75 per hour on weekdays; £11.50 per hour on weekends; £13 per hour on bank holidays and overtime is paid at an increased rate.
- Travelling time between customers is allocated and paid at the full hourly rate
- Pension scheme
- Free DBS
- Up to 5.6 weeks paid holiday per annum (pro rata)
- Contribution of 20p per mile paid for work related mileage
- Free Optimal Homecare Services uniforms including jacket
- Ongoing training and support to fulfil your role
- Assignment to regular customers
- Ample call times, no rushing or call cutting
- Promotion opportunities
- Supportive and approachable management team
- Full and part time working hours available between 7am - 2pm & 4pm - 10pm,
- A full UK driving license and use of a vehicle is essential
- Work alternate weekends
- Use of a mobile phone

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

**Salary**: £10.75-£13.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have a vehicle to use for work?

Licence/Certification:

- Full UK Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person


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