Care Assistant

Daystar Care Services Ltd is looking for dedicated individuals who are caring and compassionate to join our growing team of Care Assistants / Care Workers.

Do you have a warm heart and caring nature? Then, you sound perfect for us

Pay and benefits:

• £ hour composite rate
• Care Certificate qualification
• Fully paid training and support to enable you to succeed and progress in your career (T&C's apply)
• Free PPE and uniform provided

Responsibilities include:

• Provide personalised care and support to people within their homes in line with their care plans.
• Support service users with learning disabilities, mental health conditions, and autism to live safely and confidently.
• Assist with daily living tasks including personal care, meal preparation, domestic duties, and medication support (as trained).
• Promote independence by encouraging service users to participate in activities and develop life skills.
• Support service users with community access, appointments, and social activities.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with service users to encourage emotional wellbeing.
• Use respectful and effective communication to ensure the individual is heard and involved in decisions about their care.
• Work collaboratively with families, healthcare professionals, and the care team to ensure continuity of support.
• Maintain accurate, timely records including daily notes, incident reports, and medication records.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and report concerns promptly.
• Help to ensure that service user homes are properly cleaned and maintained.
• Participate in staff meetings and in staff training and development activities.
• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision (lone working)

As a Daystar Care Assistant / Care Worker, you will be fully supported in your role from the very beginning ensuring you are fully trained, competent, and confident to deliver outstanding care.

Our office team will work alongside you and truly understand and appreciate you as part of the team.

Ongoing training is provided regularly to ensure your knowledge is up to date.

Whether you have experience in care or you are completely new to the role, we will support you with gaining the skills required to provide the highest quality of care to our service users

Requirements:

• You must be able to work at least every other weekend
• You will need to be caring, kind, patient, reliable, honest, and trustworthy
• Willing to undertake Personal Care tasks including bathing and toileting
• Adhere to Daystar Care Services Ltd's policies and procedures
• Be comfortable working within either a team setting or lone working
• You must have the right to work in the UK and have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle.

Please note this is a Domiciliary Care vacancy which involves providing care and support within a client's own home within the community.

About Daystar Care Services Ltd

Daystar Care Services provides person-centered care to a diverse range of customers ensuring they can remain within the comfort of their own homes while continuing to live independently, safely, and fulfilled lives.

The nature of this role means that you must have the right to work in the UK. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

We're an equal opportunities employer and strive to recruit a diverse workforce. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of sex, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

Daystar Care Services Ltd collects and keeps information from applicants so that we can monitor our recruitment process, ensure compliance with the Equal Opportunities policy, and when appropriate send you details of future job opportunities. We keep your name and address, and details of your application. If you do not want us to do this please contact your local branch.

Application question(s):

• Do you have access to your own transport?

License/Certification:

• UK Driving Licence (required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.33-£12.90 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person