Weekend Care Worker

The same work as our Care Worker role, on a weekend-only pattern. It suits people who have something else on in the week — study, another job, or family — and want regular, dependable weekend hours rather than an unpredictable rota.

This role is open to female applicants only. That is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010: the people being supported need personal care, and have asked for female workers.

Supporting people with physical disabilities and mental health needs in their own homes and out in the community, working to their care plan:

• Building independence, rather than doing things for people who can do them themselves
• Getting out to community activities and events at the weekend, when most of them actually happen
• Personal care: washing, dressing, bathing and toileting, done at the person’s pace
• Prompting, monitoring or administering medication, and recording it properly
• Preparing and cooking meals, cleaning, shopping and help with paying bills
• Keeping accurate records, and reporting any change or concern promptly
• Working with family and friends who care unpaid, because they usually know the person best

• Kind, reliable and compassionate. That matters more here than experience
• Genuine weekend availability, week in week out. Weekends are the hardest shifts for us to cover well, which is exactly why this role exists
• A driving licence and your own car
• The judgement to protect someone’s dignity and privacy, and to act promptly if you think they are at risk of neglect or abuse

• £12.91 an hour
• Fully funded training, including all NVQ levels, and a career path if you want one
• A free company iPhone
• Fuel card, available on request
• Mileage allowance
• Paid holidays
• Refer a friend and earn up to £250
• Induction training covering health and safety, first aid, and moving and handling
• The same supervision, appraisal and development as the rest of the team

You would report to the Senior Care Worker and the Deputy Manager. If you have not done care work before, most of our applicants have not either. Ring and ask what a weekend actually looks like.