Featherstone: Care Assistant

Care Assistant

Location: Featherstone

Salary: Competitive hourly rate

Hours: Flexible

Benefits

• Managerial support
• Access to training courses
• Company progression
• Performance-related bonus
• Company pension scheme

Summary of role

Caremark Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire are looking for professional and reliable Care Assistants to join our team based in Cannock.

Principal responsibilities

• Help customers with washing & dressing
• Shopping & meal preparation
• Prompting with medication
• Support with daily routines
• Respite services
• Socialising and leisure activities
• Helping customers access the community
• Assist customers who need help getting up and going to bed, including dressing, washing, bathing and toilet use
• Assist customers with mobility, physical disabilities, incontinence and use of personal aids/equipment
• Provide care for temporarily sick or terminally ill customers
• Promote mental and physical activities through talking, outings, reading, writing, hobbies and recreation
• Make and change beds, light cleaning, emptying commodes and general tidying
• Launder and mend customer clothes
• Set tables and trays, prepare and serve light meals, clear and wash up
• Read and write reports; participate in customer reviews and training activities
• Adhere to all Caremark policies and procedures, reporting significant changes in health or circumstances to Field Care Supervisor or Care Manager
• Encourage independence of customers wherever possible

Qualifications & attributes

• Secondary education
• At least 1 year providing care
• Valid UK driving licence; own vehicle required for full and part-time drivers
• Self-motivated, well-organised, reliable and flexible
• Caring and sensitive; supportive of others’ needs
• Uses own initiative
• Good communication, recording and reporting skills
• Can work under pressure
• Committed to maintaining high standards of care
• Good communicator

Training and development

• Full training induction programme prior to starting
• Access to NVQ and NCFE qualifications
• Career progression opportunity

Pay and working conditions

Competitive hourly rates, paid travel time and fortnightly mileage. Flexible shifts: 6am-2.30pm or 3.30pm-9.30pm. Generous holiday entitlement.

Application

To apply, please submit your CV and relevant details through the Caremark online application portal.

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