Part-time Carer - Mornings (7 am-1 pm) Thurs-Sat

Note: Our clients have requested a female only for this role

Benefits:

The Private Care Company aim to employ and retain the highest quality care assistants in Brighton and Hove, and in return for your skills, experience and commitment, we offer excellent working conditions and benefits including:

£75.60 per shift plus £5 travel expense + paid holiday
Guaranteed regular hours and payment
Structured routes with clustered calls, caring for the same individuals each day
Minimum 30-minute call time
Excellent career progression and extensive training opportunities, including The Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 3, 4 and 5)
£150 Training Incentive payment paid on completion of three months' employment
A friendly and supportive management team
Regular communication, including staff newsletters and recognition awards
Free counselling and wellbeing support

Job Description

The Private Care Company is a private, award-winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation for providing high-quality home care services, which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.

We’re currently looking to recruit a morning care assistant living in the Brighton & Hove area. Ideally, you’ll have relevant experience and qualifications; however, we offer full training to those wishing to enter the care industry who have a caring nature and demonstrate our core values of kindness and empathy.

Key Accountabilities:

To deliver all tasks stated on the care plans to an excellent standard and in accordance with all The Private Care Company’s policies and procedures, best practice, agreed standards, legislative requirements, and relevant regulations
To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal and practical care tasks, which may include helping to wash, getting dressed, doing light housework, laundry, shopping, etc.
To support the client’s food and fluid intake as directed by the care plan, and to ensure documentation of all intake as per training
To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required
To communicate with and report any incidents to the Care Manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered
To liaise with other professionals, such as district nurses, doctors, pharmacists, occupational therapists, etc., to ensure that clients receive a high standard of care
To manage one's own workload of allocated client visits and to be responsible for documenting each client visit on the online care planning app

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:

The Care Certificate (full training provided)
Multi-skilled care delivery capability
Good written and oral communication skills

Person Profile:

Team player
Ability to think on one's feet
Kind, caring and patient
Able to manage difficult situations
Reliable
Lives in the local area - we are unable to provide sponsorship for overseas applicants
Full clean driving license and own car (essential)

Working Hours:

0700 – 1300hrs
3 or 4 day route available to include 1 weekend day each week

Additional Information

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.80 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Free or subsidised travel
Health & Wellbeing Programme
Referral programme

Experience:

care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

driving licence and access to a car (required)
UK postcode in the Brighton area (required)

Work Location: On the road

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