Home Care Support Worker

**Community Care Assistant (25p per mile Travel Payment)**
**£11.00 an hour, Monday to Sunday Car driver essential.**

Days from 07.00-13.30 then 15.30 -21.30

**Full time role, lone working with excellent support, strong communicator essential, d**river essential.**

Here at Yorkshire Homecare we are looking for staff to join our existing team. Staff who really want to make a difference, who have drive and ambition to hold an amazing career in the Care Sector. Staff who want to feel valued and supported in their role which at times can be very demanding but very rewarding in many ways. You need to have a natural passion to genuinely improve the lives of vulnerable adults on a day to day basis. We are looking to recruit happy people who really want to assist with the daily life tasks which include assisting to wash, dry and dress, providing adequate nutrition and hydration, assisting with medication administration, continence care, shopping, laundry, light house cleaning and supporting days out. You will be free of prejudice and accepting of the diverse range of people under our care.

Yorkshire Homecare provide free training (partly online partly in house) and ongoing support to train on further, a complete and speedy induction process, followed by ongoing support at work and outside of work.

At Yorkshire Homecare we always say we treat everyone like our own family and constantly ask ourselves 'Would my Mum be happy with that? If not what can I improve on?' Learning from our staff and service users is always a top priority to help us grow, so if you would like to be part of our team and feel you could offer your time and commitment get in touch today

**Requirements of our staff**:Kind hearted, reliable, compassionate, warm and a ‘people person.’

**Benefits / Package**
- £11.00 per hour (plus mileage pay 0.25p per mile Travel Payment)
- Time and a half on bank holidays
- AMAZING work life balance.
- Alternative weekends off so you can plan your social life
- FREE Dementia training course
- FREE Medication training course
- Care Certificate.
- NVQ Opportunity
- PAID training and shadowing
- Working with like minded supportive people.
- Make a difference to people’s lives..
- Career progression opportunities
- You’re a KEY WORKER

**NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY **We welcome people who are new to care and offer amazing support from our care staff and management, as well as ongoing training and development.

**Who are we?**
Here at Yorkshire Homecare we are a CQC registered care provider who offer a friendly and compassionate premium home care service. Our skilled team provide personalised care and assistance at home to the elderly. Our ethos is to provide person centred care to our valued service users.

**The role**
We’re proud to care for amazing people in the comfort of their own homes. Responsibilities include;
- Assist/provide personal care;
- Provide Nutrition and hydration support;
- Support with medication needs;
- Assist in domestic duties such as cooking and light cleaning;
- We offer companionship services so excellent communication is needed.
- To communicate with our experienced management team;
- To report back any concerns relating to the health of the service user;
- We all work alternate weekends so our staff can have a fantastic work-life balance.
- A driving licence and your own vehicle is ESSENTIAL as we care for people in the community in their own homes.

Home Care Assistance Vacancy

Duties will include:

- Personal care i.e. washing, dressing
- Shopping, meal preparation and light domestic duties i.e. housework
- Administration of Medication and any other care needs they might require

*Companionship

**We offer**:

- Flexible working hours including evenings and weekends
- Friendly working environment
- Excellent rates of pay
- Holiday pay
- Induction training and any other ongoing training and support

**Free Uniform**

**IMMEDIATE STARTS AVAILABLE**

Due to the nature of this job role you must be over 18 years old, have the right to work in the UK and access to transport or public transport.

**Desirable/Essential**
- Carers with clean driving License
- A personal accountability and caring attitude
- Previous experience preferred but not necessary
- Carers who are flexible

**Job Types**:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Night sitting, Day sitting

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £11.00-£16.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
All care staff are provided with PPE which must be worn at each appointment

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Otley and Yeadon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers Licence (required)