Care Assistant (£500 Joining Bonus)
Join our Community Care team
£500 JOINING BONUS only until 31st May so apply today...
We are currently recruiting staff in the Ards Peninsula, either Full-time or Part-time contracts. Are you looking for a rewarding role in care where your work is valued?
Why join us?
If you become a Community Care Worker for Optimum Care, here is what you get in return:
- Excellent pay rates £13.20 per hour
- £500 Joining Bonus paid after 3 months in your role
- Highest Bank Holiday rates – up to £26.40
- Block Pay – Guaranteed number of hours pay per shift
- Market-leading training – our staff comment on how they feel most equipped to do their job after receiving our specialised training
- Permanent contract with guaranteed hours (No zero-hour contracts)
- Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Discount card
- No upfront cost for your Access NI
- Free uniform
- Refer a Caring Friend scheme – £200 bonus
- Quick turnaround for interview and induction
- Career progression & further education opportunities
- Daily support from the office team
What you’ll be doing:
- Assist with personal washing, showering, bathing/bed bathing, dressing/undressing.
- Provide refreshments and light snacks.
- Promptly administer medication.
- Assist with practical support such as light cleaning, fire lighting, and shopping, dish-washing, laundry, cleaning and maintaining spectacles, false teeth and hearing aids.
- Assist the client to move safely, which may require the use of moving and handling aids such as. hoists and slide sheets.
- Encourage and promote client independence and choice, and uphold client rights and dignity.
Do you meet the Essential Criteria?
- Having a desire to care for vulnerable adults in their home
- Full driving licence
- Access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
- Access to own mobile phone
Shift Patterns: Day Shift:7am – 6 pm (10.25 hours pay guaranteed) Evening Shift:6pm – 11 pm (5 hours pay guaranteed)
* To provide adequate care for our clients, you should be available to complete a full shift.
We are an equal opportunity employer.:
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Paid training
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person