Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £13 to £13.5 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | WN3 6PR |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Alcedo Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26072024-46358 |
Summary
£13-£13.50 PER HOUR PLUS HOLIDAY PAY & PENSION
Fancy working for the number 1 rated Homecare company in the UK, for 5 years running? Want to start a career in care but don't have any experience? We can help! All you need is good people skills and a big heart - we can teach the rest!
Alcedo Care Wigan are looking for caring, compassionate individuals to support adults living at home with a range of needs all across the Wigan area. This will range from providing compassionate care, Promotion and assisting with hydration and nutrition, Medication Administration, Household duties, Documentation right through to supporting with Personal Care.
At Alcedo Care we value our home care workers and offer a lot of opportunity and flexibility for you to work with both full and part time hours. We let you choose the days you wish to work and what days you want off, as we understand work-life balance is important. We find that this keeps our staff positive and motivated, but most importantly, happy!
Our shifts range from 6:30AM - 3:00PM, 3:00PM - 23:00PM, we require every member of staff to work at least one evening shift per week and alternate weekends.
Working with Alcedo Care Wigan gives you the following
• Excellent rates of pay (Weekdays £13.00 and Weekends £13.50) Plus Additional pay on Bank Holidays
• Blue Light Card offering hundreds of discounts after 6 months service
• Employee of the month scheme and end of year carer awards
• Weekly pay (every Friday)
• Mileage contribution for drivers
• Care Friends - Refer a friend scheme for anyone you refer and recognition incentives for current staff going the extra mile
• 24/7 support from the local friendly office
• Full PPE provided
• Regular Staff Newsletters
• Holiday pay & Pension Scheme
• Buddy System upon Starting
• Free mental wellbeing support available 24/7
• Fantastic in-depth training program including online and practical induction training course.
• Work in your local area
• On-going career development with progression opportunities and opportunity to complete NVQ in Health & Social Care
Skills and qualities required
• No previous experience needed as full training provided
• Must be 18 or over
• Must hold a full UK Drivers Licence, with access to own vehicle
• Must be available for weekends
• Must be flexible to work between the hours above
• Dedicated, caring, punctual and driven with a positive attitude
• Reliability, trustworthiness and Punctuality
• Must be able to travel around Wigan to different clients
• The right to work in the UK
Want to find out more information or have questions prior to applying? Get in touch with our Recruitment Manager, Nicole, on 01942 409561 (Option 3)
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