Home Care Worker

Home Care Assistant - Flexible Hours available
Drivers with own vehicles preferred, as the role requires you to be able to travel between clients'' homes.
Could you deliver outstanding care to a client in their own home and enjoy making someone happy and content? Read on this role could be for you..
Job Title: Home Care Assistant
Location: Cheltenham and Surrounding Areas
Salary: up to £9.66 per hour
* Enhanced Bank Holiday Pay
* Overtime available
* Additional Mileage allowance and travel time top up paid
Hours of work: There are opportunities to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends to meet the individual needs of each client.
The Role:
We are looking for Caring individuals who are passionate about making a difference to someone''s life. You will be supporting clients in their own homes offering choice and control in every area of their life.
To be successful in this role as a Home Care Assistant you will need to:
* Support our clients within their community to provide person centred care, whilst developing and maintain positive working relationships with clients'' families.
* To be reliable and someone our clients depend on, whilst showing them compassion and empathy
* Someone who will laugh with our clients and spend time with them, so they do not feel lonely
* Encourage our clients to make their own choices n every aspect of their life and support them to follow their interests
* Make them feel valued
* High level of communication skills (written and verbal)
* Driving License and Vehicle (this would be advantageous)
About the Company:
Care at Home was established in 1999, and we are one of the leading independent care providers in the South West of England. We passionately believe that, whenever at all possible, care should mean progression and our track record successfully shows how we help and support clients to achieve greater levels of independence and wellbeing in their lives.
Main Responsibilities
* Preparation of meals and drinks
* Prompting of medication and assisting them to attend GP and hospital appointments.
* To assist clients with personal care where required which may involve assistance with; Continence requirements (bathing and showering). Use of hoists (training provided) whilst ensuring Health and Safety of all clients.
* To maintain records (e.g. care plans) where necessary, ensuring these are wholly accurate, up to date and completed in a timely manner, whilst ensuring strict Confidentiality and Data Protection.
* Understand each client''s care hours within their home, and ensure you are supporting clients to reflect their care and support needs accordingly
* Participate in mandatory staff meetings
We offer you:
Free Uniform and PPE provided
Earn £250 for every friend you refer (after completion of their 6-month probation)
Enhanced pay for working bank holidays
Overtime available
Police DBS check paid for
We provide a paid full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards
We provide FREE training to achieve qualification in Social Care and the opportunity to obtain NVQ''s in care
Career progression path within the company
NEST Pension Scheme with employer contribution