Specialist Care Assistant

5 days ago


Weymouth, United Kingdom Care South Full time

Specialist Care Assistant

At Care South, a leading not for profit social care organisation, we have exciting opportunities full time **Specialist Care Assistant's** to join our West Dorset Care at Home team. You will be supporting clients with a variety of needs in their own homes in areas such as Weymouth and Dorchester**.**

As this is a field-based role, it is essential all applicants hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Flexible hours are available for the Specialist Care Assistant role. We deliver care to our clients and service users between the hours of 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm.

**Benefits for Care South - Specialist Care Assistant include**:

- Guaranteed contracted hours available
- 3 x salary life insurance
- Contact time paid at £10.00 - £12.00 per hour
- Enhanced Bank Holiday pay rates
- 40p per mile mileage allowance, paid fortnightly
- £500 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
- Blue Light discount card
- RAC breakdown cover
- Paid DBS and uniform
- Reward and recognition schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Outstanding training, qualification and career advancement opportunities
- All contact visits a minimum of 30 minutes

**Key duties for Specialist Care Assistant include (but may not be limited to)**:

- Assuming key worker responsibilities, reviewing and updating of individually tailored reablement plans and risk assessment on a daily and weekly basis
- Signposting clients to services which will ensure their continued independence after the reablement programme service has ceased
- Participating and assisting with any needs assessments, producing relevant documentation and completing weekly review of outcomes
- Responding to the needs of clients and their families/carers, ensuring the client or their advocate is at the centre of decision-making
- Supporting clients with personal care tasks and day-to-day life

**Care is at the HEART of everything we do and it is our values that inspire us, not profits.**

**About you**:

- Previous experience in a care setting is required
- Flexible in the hours you can work and ability to work every other weekend
- Strong attention to detail and reporting skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Holder of an enhanced DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one.

**PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE**

For any questions regarding our **Specialist Care Assistant** role **please contact our local team on.**

**YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR ABOVE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.



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