Home Care Assistant

Job Title – Home Care Assistant
Locations – Northamptonshire, Bedford, Milton Keynes
Hours / shifts – Zero Hour
Hourly Pay – £13.40 per hour

Our purpose is to provide high quality, community-based specialist home care, and support. We aim to work together to achieve the goals of each of our varying clients, and to make lives better for our clients.

Zero-Hour Home Care Assistants wanted to join our existing team and assist us to grow in Northampton, Bedford and Milton Keynes. Must have at least 6 months of paid experience working in care in the UK and a Full UK driving license, with access to your own car.

• Supporting with personal care tasks
• Prompting and administering medication
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition
• Assisting with activities of daily living & social outings
• Companionship & Emotional Support
• Light Domestic Duties & Shopping Trips
• Maintaining and updating care records
• Live-in-care (if required)

• Previous experience in a care role
  -minimum of 6 months experience
• Flexible availability including mornings, evenings and at least every-other weekend is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver’s license & Business Insurance
• Access to your own vehicle.
• Kind & Empathetic
• Trustworthy & Reliable
• Proactive & Positive Nature
• Professional Employment References
• Right to Work in the UK (We do not provide sponsorship)

• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• Work with our own clients, no agency work
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• Holiday pay
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out of hours support

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS/PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.
Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.
As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.
All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair, and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or any other perceived difference.
We reserve the right to close this position early.