Home Care Assistant – Ferndown and Verwood

Role

Home Care Assistant

Location

Ferndown and Verwood

Pay & Hours

• Pay rate: £13.70 per hour, plus a £2.00 per hour Bank Holiday enhancement rate
• Travel time paid at £12.71 per hour, plus 40p per mile mileage allowance
• Hours: Full & Part Time
• Shift: 07:00 to 14:00 & 16:00 to 22:00

About The Role

Care South, a leading not for profit charity, have exciting opportunities for Home Care Assistants to join our Bournemouth Care at Home team, supporting clients with a variety of needs in their own homes.

This Home Care Assistant role is community based, and it is essential applicants hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. As a Home Care Assistant with Care South, we ensure you are paid not just your contact time, but also for your travel time. On top of this we pay a generous mileage rate of 40p per mile.

Rewards and Benefits

• Paid travel time
• Enhanced rate on Bank Holidays
• 40p per mile mileage allowance, paid fortnightly
• Online/retail discounts
• Paid induction and training
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Free DBS check
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Staff association
• Onsite learning and development team
• Career progression
• Competitive pay rates
• Flexible working hours
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ongoing training and development
• Support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues
• Delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference
• Providing high-quality support to enable individuals to remain independent
• Support our clients to build confidence and remain independent
• Key to helping us provide good quality care our clients deserve
• Responsible for the needs of clients and ensuring their dignity
• Help with personal care such as personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing

About You

• Previous experience in a care setting is desirable but not required
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• 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
• Hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one

What You Need to Know

• You must be 18 years or older
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship

Ready to Join Us

If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

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