Home Care Assistant

About The Role

Role:
Home Care Assistant

Location:

Bournemouth

Pay rate: £13.70 per hour plus a £2.00 per hour Bank Holiday enhancement rate

Travel:

Paid Travel Time: £12.71 per hour +40p per mile mileage allowance

Hours:

Full time, part time and bank positions available

Shift Pattern:
Core shift times are 7:00 am – 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm. We also offer flexible evening shifts, including 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm, and 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

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 a community based, 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 milage rate of 40p per mile.

A career in care means constantly improving the quality of people’s lives and offers a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. As a not-for-profit charity, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team.

• 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.

You will receive a comprehensive induction with;

• Ongoing training and development.
• Support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues.
• You will delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference.
• Providing high-quality support to enable individuals to remain independent
• You will Support our clients to build confidence and remain independent
• As a valued member of our team, Home Care Assistants are key to helping us provide good quality care our clients deserve
• You will be responsible for the needs of clients and ensuring their dignity
• You will help with personal care such as personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing

Care is at the HEART of everything we do, it’s values that inspire us, not profits.

• Previous experience in a care setting is desirable but not required
• You will have a 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
• You will hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one.

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

If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Become part of something truly special with Care South at Home Poole.

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website:

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on .