Home Carer - Weekends (12 Hour Contract)
On-site- Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
£12.1 - £14.1 per hourCare Team
Job description
Windrush Care - Care Assistant:
Hourly wage: - £14.10 per hour + (enhancements for Bank holidays)
Travel allowance: - 40p per mile (From home to first call and onwards, then back home)
Clear and concise pay scales…. with nothing hidden. For one hour of work – you will be paid our stated hourly rate (dependent on weekdays and weekends)
Plus - all hours worked will accrue holiday time – which will then be available to use as paid holiday. For every 8 hours of work, you do – you will accrue 1 hour of holiday leave.
Location: We provide care and support calls to clients in the Cheltenham and the North Cotswolds areas.
Hours available: - Like everyone, our clients have a choice on when they wish to receive their care and support needs.
- Evening Visits: - From 16:00pm - 22:00pm
- Must be available at least every other weekend
What’s actually involved as a home carer at Windrush Care?
- Companionship visits
- Assistance with personal care tasks
- Supporting with medication and ensuring our clients are safe with their medication
- Assisting with housework, preparing meals or even walking the dog!
- Helping with errands such as food shopping, posting letters or picking up prescriptions.
Why work for Windrush Care?
- Contracted hours available after completion of probation period
- Online training (learn at your own speed in the comfort of your sofa)
- Face to face training – Moving and Handling and First Aid
- Specialist training and staff development are key goals for Windrush Care, access to specific training including Dementia, Palliative Care and Parkinson’s etc throughout your employment.
- Opportunity to complete QCF Level 2-3 in Adult Health and Social Care after 6 months of continued employment.
- Access to all training certificates after 6 months of continued employment at no cost to you.
- Paid holidays and Enhanced bank holiday rates
- Monthly pay
- On-call support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day + Supportive office team – open door policy.
- Free DBS check
- Paid shadow shifts
- Festive company events – who doesn’t like a party?
- Ongoing support from our care management team whom are always at hand, even if it’s just for a chat.
Most importantly at Windrush Care –
What we say, we do.
That is our promise to you.
If you or anyone you know is interested in working for a genuinely caring and supportive company, which encourages, supports and develops its staff, then please contact us: -
Email – careers@windrushcare.co.ukor alternatively matt@windrushcare.co.uk
Phone – (01242) 226020 to speak to one of our friendly office team.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £14.10 (Weekends) - (enhancements for Bank holidays)
WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP and can not accept enquires form outside UK and the EU.
Job requirements
- Right to work in UK
- Driving license and access to vehicle
- On update DBS system or would need you to complete a new DBS check
- Genuine desire to care for others
- Reliable, compassionate, honest and patient
- To be resident in and around Gloucestershire
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