Community Care Assistant

We are hiring! Join us at Premier Community, we are the largest independently owned home care provider across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Over our 25-year award winning history we have developed a professional standard for outstanding home care. This is one of the reasons our services are in very high demand.

Here is our headline pay rates –

Band 1 - Unqualified Staff starting rate – £13.35* p/h

Band 2 - Qualified Staff (NVQ) starting rate – £13.65* p/h

Band 3 – Qualified Staff (NVQ) with 1 years’ service - £13.95* p/h

*Includes £0.35 per hour performance bonus.

£1.00 p/h extra added on top for unsocial hours- bank holidays and weekends

All travel paid for whilst at work 30p per mile- you will need to have a full driving licence and access to your own car for this role

All calls are based within a short radius to increase contact time and reduce mileage between calls!

Our recruitment team are very approachable and friendly so please ask us any questions you need. Here are some of the other benefits of choosing Premier Community to start or continue your health and social care journey.

· Guaranteed minimum hours contracts

· Fully funded NVQ training

· Ongoing personal development

· 50% of pay on demand via an Early Pay App

· Paid mileage rate for travel expenses

· Dedicated line manager within a small local team

· Automated minimum wage protections

· A free enhanced DBS check and onboarding training

· Local access to PPE in our high-street stores

· Field Care team with vast local experience at Premier

· Digital Work Device with live digital care planning

· A fantastic, award-winning team backing you to achieve

Due to our size, we do have local low travel care runs across most Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire including;

Heanor, Langley Mill, Eastwood, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Awsworth, Trowell, West Hallam, Stanley Common, Kilburn, Denby, Belper, Little Eaton, Spondon, Long Eaton, Stapleford, Ripley, Codnor, Underwood, Jacksdale, Loscoe, Horsley Woodhouse
and many more…

All we need from you is a full UK driving license with access to a vehicle. We strongly feel if you have the right values that match ours, we can teach you the rest. We promise providing home care will be one of the most rewarding experiences you can do.

It is important to note that our hourly rates are paid for contact timehowever we have guaranteed minimum hours protection and we work hard to push runs to 90% contact time.

Interested?

Read on to get a full picture of what we are about!

Here at Premier Community, we strive to provide the absolute best person-centred care for vulnerable adults. To help us achieve this, we need your skills, experience, and passion.

Premier Community is an award-winning family business, providing a variety of mobility and home care services and products that enable our service users to remain as independent as possible at home.

“I enjoy all my visits from Premier Community carers. My last care company was good, but Premier are better because the carers care more!” – service user.

Our community is already a valued part of everyday life for over 700 home care service users. With over 25 years of experience, innovation, and dedication, our family business continues to drive us towards professional quality services that go that extra mile. We want to help as many people as possible remain comfortable, safe, and independent. To help us keep providing the absolute best Home Care and support, we need YOU to join our team.

"The care staff have been invaluable at keeping this couple in the community. The care staff are worth their weight in gold" – sister of a service user.

One of the keys to our success is building a supportive environment for anyone to join. We want to hear from you if you've experienced working in a care setting such as a nursing home, residential setting, or support work environment!

We also welcome applicants from any other industry. Be it hospitality, retail, factory/warehouse background, childcare, or the beauty industry etc. Whoever you are, if you want to care and have the passion for changing people's lives – WE CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE THIS! With our unique and tailored paid training scheme, providing you with the opportunity to learn and gain industry qualifications, you could be in your dream career within a matter of days.

"I wish I had got into care years ago! I am loving it. It's so nice to hear I'm making a difference and really helping" – Carer employed in 2021

We want to offer a tailor-built contract based around your needs. Whether you are looking for Full time, Part time, Bank, Flexible arrangements, our knowledgeable Recruitment team will be happy to advise you – Apply today!

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £13.00-£14.95 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Flexitime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Loyalty bonus
• Performance bonus

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road