Community Care Assistant

Since 1989, we’ve supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about care, and who want to help others to join our amazing teams. We don’t require you to have any previous social care experience, what we do need from you is to have the
Right to Work in the UK
, as we
are NOT able to offer Health and Care Worker visas
. Additionally, you are required to have a
full UK driving license with access to
your own vehicle
.

If you’re looking for a job that can be flexible around your lifestyle there are a variety of shift patterns available to work in
mornings, afternoons, evenings or weekends.

• Pay rate - £14.95 per hour
• Must be able to work every other weekend
• Need to be a driver with access to their own vehicle
• Either zero hour, flexible contract or 15 hours guaranteed per week
• Must be able to work every weekend and either mornings or evenings for the guaranteed 15 hour contract
• Locations covered – Stratford Upon Avon (CV37), Alcester (B49), Leamington Spa (CV31) – candidates ideally should be willing to travel across all locations, particular focus on Stratford

At Helping Hands, we can offer the following benefits

• Paid mileage of
  35p per mile between calls
• Early Pay App
  – request up to
  50% of your pay in advance of pay day
• Earn up to£100 for referring a friend
• Our care assistants are directly employed by us giving you access to
  holiday entitlement and our
  pension scheme
• Apprenticeship opportunities available to existing staff
• Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your
  Care Certificate and NVQs. Your
  career development is important to us if you want to progress, we can help!
• FREE Blue Light Card
  – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Annual
  pay reviews based on cost of living

Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, kind-hearted and put others first. Your role may include:

• Providing companionship
• Support with personal care such as showering, bathing and toileting
• Helping with mobility around the home
• Overseeing medication and providing medical support
• Helping around the house with cleaning, cooking and tidying
• Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions