Care Assistant

Longfield Integrated Care Centre & Community IW Health

Are you looking for a new challenge with an opportunity of a flexible working pattern.? We are urgently looking for Care Assistant / Care Worker for our clients and be part of growing local dedicated community team.

Longfield Integrated Care Centre and Community IW Health Ltd are clinical service that provides a range of high-quality physiotherapy and domiciliary care services, enabling our client to achieve their personal health and care goals. We pride ourselves in our core values:

Caring, Compassion, Accountability, Patient Centred.

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Title - Care Assistants

Hours –Zero hours/ Part time/ Flexible Working Pattern. hours per week *depending on rota*, Monday to Sunday

Benefits:

- Excellent Competitive Pay rates

- Mileage and travel time expenses paid

- Flexible working hours

- A Company pension and Holiday pay

- Staff recognition scheme /Free training and uniforms

- Opportunity for Career progression

- Uniform and Full PPE provided.

- 24/7 support from the on-call team.

- DBS check to be paid and Company Pension Scheme.

- Full training and Induction for the role. After 6 month probationary period, we will award with a joining BONUS

- . Additional pay – Performance Bonus, Yearly Bonus

- Progression available (NVQ level training mentorship support is available).

As a Care Assistants/ Care Worker, you will be supporting vulnerable adults in the Community with all aspects of their day to day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility and meal times. This role can be very rewarding for the right candidate.

Ideally you will have worked in a care worker/assistant role, either in a hospital or care home. However, if you have similar experience and the personal qualities to work in patient care, we can provide the training you need.

Duties:

- Visiting clients and travelling between homes within local community/ business needs to provide care for clients

- Assisting with personal and domestic care for clients on a daily basis

- Making sure the client feels comfortable in their home

- Charting or taking notes for others to review

- Providing companionship and supportive listening to service user

- Observing and reporting any changes in the health or status of the service user

- Responding to emergency situations

- Prompting and administering medication

- Carrying out any domestic duties as designated in the clients support plan, such as, bed making, washing-up, dusting, hovering, laundry and general cleaning and tidying.

- Undertaking shopping errands and pension collection as specified in the clients support plan.

- Monitoring and observing client’s health, safety and welfare. Reporting, recording of any changes or matters for concern. Updating daily clients record sheets.

Requirements:

Suitable candidates will have:

- Good basic level numeracy and literacy and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

- A passion for delivering client care to the highest standards of care and support to clients.

- Must be someone who want to make a difference to other people’s lives

- You must have a can-do attitude with a caring and helpful attitude

- A good work ethic and attention to detail.

- Good understanding of the written and spoken English word

- Passionate and enthusiastic about helping people

- Available to work every other weekend or one day in the weekend

- You must have a full UK driving licence/International Driving licence (For short period)

- You will be required to take an enhanced DBS check

- Minimum work experience of 6 months (training will be provided for those without experience).

- Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care beneficial

- NVQ 2 Health and Social Care beneficial

- Training to Care Certificate standards beneficial

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 3 months
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Salary: £10.75-£20.30 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Loyalty bonus
• Performance bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
https://longfieldpolyclinic.co.uk/covid-19-policy/

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, CR0 4WF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/06/2022
Expected start date: 24/05/2023