Care Assistant - Weekends

Job Title: Care Assistant - Weekends

Location: Shrewsbury

Contract: Full-Time, Part-Time, Flexible

Salary: £13.80 per hour (weekends) + travel time & mileage

Full Driving Licence & access to vehicle is required for this role

We are unable to accept applications requiring sponsorship to work in the UK

The important bits for you!

• UK Driving License & own vehicle required.
• £13.80 per hour (weekends).
• Paid travel time & paid mileage (40p per mile).
• Enhanced rate of pay at bank holidays (time and a half).
• On call support
• Sleep-in & Waking Nights available.
• Comprehensive induction & training package, paid for at usual hourly rate.
• Hours include earlies, evenings, and alternate weekends (or weekends only if you prefer).
• Paid for DBS.
• Great work/life balance.
• Regular clients, at regular times.
• Fantastic career progression and fully funded Care Certificate.
• Award winning in 'Recruitment, Retention & Recognition' and 'Home Care Worker of the Year' in the West Midlands Great British Care Awards 2023.
• Ongoing, paid for training, including Apprenticeships, and accredited courses such as Mental Health First Aid, Hydration training, Medication, Dysphagia Awareness, Dementia Care, Palliative Care & Parkinson's Care.
• Being part of service that will value you, but also be part of a company to be proud of.

Radfield Home Care specialises in personalised, private care for older people in their own home. We7re a national leader in home care innovation and a fast-growing, multi-award winning business.

Our mission is to make ageing a more enjoyable and rewarding experience for all involved. Our care professionals have a huge role to play in making it happen.

Care is amazing. Great quality care can transform a moment, a day, even a relationship. Thats why we believe care should be about making people feel understood, valued and supported. About enabling people to live their best life for as long as possible.

Our amazing care assistants are roll-your-sleeves-up, supportive, positive, honest, warm and committed kind of people. The kind of people who love to help others get the most out of life.

Youll be caring for older people in their own homes, supporting them in all sorts of ways. From taking them out and about, to doing the weekly shop, from medication support to personal and dementia care, its all similar to what you0d expect to provide for your own family and loved ones.

You dont need any previous experience to join our Radfield Home Care team in Shrewsbury as a Care assistant. Youll get all the training you need, as well as a comprehensive induction & mentoring programme.
You will need the right to work in the UK, a UK drivers licence, be able to obtain 'Business use' Car Insurance and have access to a vehicle.

Well also love to hear from you if youve got previous care experience in roles such as caregiver, care home assistant, care worker, support worker, healthcare assistant, home care assistant, carer and care home worker.

We offer all the things youd expect. Like flexible working hours, weekend working premium, paid mileage and travel time. And some things you might not expect, like the fact we pay travel at the same rate as care you won t find that with all providers. You also get company paid holiday, sick pay scheme and pension entitlement. Extensive training is provided & paid for, as well as free uniform and free DBS check.

We are one of the very few Living Wage Foundation employers in Shrewsbury

Our unique, industry-leading Caring for our CarersTM pledge sets out what you can expect from us as a care assistant at Radfield Home Care Shrewsbury:

• A culture which is welcoming, friendly, supportive and…