Care Assistant – Visa Sponsorship available

Living at Home

Swansea

BenefitsPulled from the full job description

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Employee mentoring programme
  • Matching gift scheme
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount

Job Type - Full-Time Position Available (40 Hours) with UK Sponsorship Opportunities

Applicants must already reside in the UK

Full driver's licence and own vehicle required

Location – Swansea, Covering Post Codes - SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4, SA5, SA6 and SA7

Salary

Starting Salary: £25,155.00

We pay travel time, as well as a mileage rate of 30p per mile

Benefits

· Private Aviva healthcare insurance – you can add family members too

· £250 Welcome bonus on completion of 12-week probation

· £250 Refer a friend bonus

· Pension scheme

· Paid travel time

· Paid SCW registration

· Double pay on bank holidays

· Fortnightly pay

· £11.44 to £13 per hour & 30p mileage

· Holiday pay

· Cycle to work scheme

· Guaranteed hour contracts offered

· City & Guilds (NVQ) accredited training provided

· As a private business, most calls are a minimum of one hour

· All private clients – no council contracts – plenty of time with our clients

· Be valued for the work you do

· Full training & mentoring programme

· Real career progression

· Great job satisfaction

· Free registration for your Blue Light card

Blue Light Card - discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more.

Our runs start at approximately 7am until 2pm, and 4pm until 10pm.

We also provide block hour sitting services with our clients.

Full driver's licence is essential as the car is provided

The Care Assistant Role

We are looking for a care assistant to join our team to support our clients in their day-to-day lives, from personal care to social and recreational activities, acting as an expert on the health needs of our clients as well as a friendly face for them to talk to.

The care assistant will work closely with our management, alongside other carers, and our clients at their own home.

The care assistant will work forty hours a week and be given a guaranteed hours contract to represent this.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

· Supporting people with personal care

· Making breakfast, lunch, and dinner

· Visiting their local community centres, shops, family, and friends

· Supporting with medication management

· Attending medical appointments

· Household tasks such as cleaning

Personal Specification

· Good time keeping

· Attention to detail

· Strong communicator

· Willingness to learn and be part of a team

· Our home care is community-based so you must live locally

· You must have a full driving license and your own vehicle

· Our care assistants must be aged 18 and over

· You must have a smartphone that can download our app

Personal Qualities

· Emotionally intelligent

· Empathetic

· Friendly

· Reliable

Living at Home Company Culture

Our care delivery is friendly, caring, committed, award winning and is inspirational to our clients. Each of our clients have a personalised care plan including a One Page Profile which is tailored to their specific needs, hobbies, and interests.

Our service is focused on the desired outcomes of the client. Whether this is receiving support to re-engage in their local community; or to get up in the morning and ready to start their day, you could be the one to make these special and important moments happen.

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you.

However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers.

This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Full driver's licence and own vehicle is essential

Ref.LAH Care Assistant 07/06/2024

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £25,155.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Matching gift scheme
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Loyalty bonus
  • Performance bonus
  • Signing bonus

Application question(s):

  • Do you live in or around Swansea?

Licence/Certification:

  • UK Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: Ref.LAH Care Assistant 07/06/2024

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