Care Assistant

**Let’s us take you through a great career in care.**

Working for Carefront Care Services is your opportunity to work for a company that gives you the right benefits and experience as a career

You can be part of a working family even if you do not have prior care experience so long that you have the right attitude towards looking after people and you are willing to conform to our approach and values of offering quality care services.

We offer support and training that you will need to start your career. In addition, we provide generous benefits and we have various schemes for appreciating staff that dedicate many hours and deliver quality care.

**Our Services**

We offer Care in the Community by looking after people in their own homes

Our care services include:

- Personal Care
- Meal Preparation
- Medication Support
- Domestic assistance
- Additional tasks as required

**Job Overview**
- To provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Senior Carer/Nurse
- To support and enable service users to maintain skills and personal interests while delivering person-centred care unique to each individual
- To maintain skills at a current level and undertake such training and development as required,from time-to-time, to maintain and progress knowledge
- **Main Duties**_
- The Carer’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Ensure that service users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing
- To contribute to the efficient running of the service
- Support service users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community
- Ensure care plans and other information about how to support service users are followed
- Be responsible for informing the Senior Carer/Nurse of any changes in the needs of service users
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
- **Working with others**_
- Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
- Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users
- If desired by the service user, maintain and develop relationships with their family, friends and other people important in their life
- **Personal and Professional Development**_
- Have a knowledge of, and work within, the Fundamental Standards
- Understand the regulatory framework that governs the service, including the role of the CQC and its requirements
- Commit to achieving the relevant qualifications commensurate with the role
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management
- Understand and follow all policies and procedures relevant to the role
- Be open to learning opportunities

**Essential**
- Caring Attitude
- Good knowledge of communicating with service users
- Basic understanding of health and social care.

**Desirable**
- Previous Experience in Care
- Care Certificates
- Moving and Handling Certificate
- Medication Training

**Our Benefits**

Carefront Care Services Ltd offer one of the best benefits in the industry. As a career working for us, you will enjoy list of benefits listed below.
- Free DBS check
- Free training
- Flexible hours - weekday, night and weekend hours
- Competitive pay rate - £10-£11.50 hours depending on shifts
- Paid Mileage
- Comprehensive Monthly and Yearly Bonus Schemes
- Employee Pension Scheme
- £250 Refer a Friend Bonus
- Blue Light Card - Discount packages for your shopping online and in shops
- PPE provided
- Full office support

**Our Recruitment Process**

We will carry out additional overseas DBS checks if you have lived outside of the UK in the last 12 months.

**About Carefront Care Services Ltd**

Carefront Care Services Ltd is located in the heart of Thame - a unique town in the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Our company pride ourselves as a leading company in the delivery of quality care in a passionate and compassionate way.

We do this using dedicated employee and comprehensive process /systems that make care delivery interesting to people that work for us and valuable for the people that use our services

**Job Types**: Zero hours contract, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £10.00-£11.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: One location