Care Assistant

Scott Care Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

We need you to join our growing team in the Medway area! Full time and part time work available, experience isn’t essential!

£11.44 Weekday rate, enhanced weekend & bank holiday rate + mileage paid

We are currently recruiting UK applicants, who do not require sponsorship and we are not recruiting from overseas.

Benefits of a Care Worker

• Free DBS check
• Free Blue Light Discount card for high street shops and online use
• Free training to a minimum of Care Certificate
• Ongoing learning and development to further your career
• Free uniform
• 28 days paid holiday per annum pro rata
• If you work on a bank holiday we will give you a day in lieu
• Paid mileage expenses
• Pension scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme – £250 bonus awarded per person referred
• Flexible working patterns - full time, part time, evenings only etc.
• Mobile phone allowance

Requirements of a Care Worker

• A caring attitude
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• Good listening and communication skills
• The ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
• Good writing skills to fill in documentation
• You will need a smart mobile phone which you can download your work apps

Responsibilities of a Care Worker

• Supporting people with social and physical activities
• Booking and going with people to appointments
• Helping with personal care such as support with showering and dressing
• Supporting people with eating and drinking

Scott Care Ltd is a family run business. We are looking for applicants who would like a career in Social Care who live in the Medway area, including Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham. You will be caring for adults and elderly people, making a difference to their lives. Sometimes you are the only contact the person has from one day to the next.

We are able to offer as many or as few hours as you like, around the hours of our care delivery, including early mornings, evenings, bed time and weekends. You need to be committed to your role, which will in turn offer continuity to our service users.

We have full time rounds of work available and also part time rounds during the week and weekends. Ideal for people who are working a main job or have family commitments during the week, but have some time to spare at the weekends. If it’s only a few hours on a regular basis we can offer you work once we have trained you.