The Private Care Company aim to employ and retain the highest quality care assistants in Brighton and Hove and in return for your skills, experience and commitment we offer excellent working conditions and benefits including:
- £65 per shift plus £5 travel expense + paid holiday
- Flexible hours
- Guaranteed regular hours and payment
- Structured routes with clustered calls, caring for the same individuals each evening
- 30min minimum call time
- Excellent career progression and extensive training opportunities including The Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 3, 4 and 5)
- £150 Training Incentive payment paid on completion of three months employment
- A friendly and supportive management team
- Regular communication including monthly newsletters and recognition awards
- Free counselling and wellbeing support
Job Description
The Private Care Company is a private, award winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation to provide high quality home care services which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.
We’re currently looking to recruit evening care assistants. Ideally, you’ll have relevant experience and qualifications, however, we offer full training to those wishing to enter the care industry who have a caring nature and demonstrate our core values of kindness and empathy.
Key Accountabilities:
- To deliver all tasks stated on the care plans to an excellent standard and in accordance with all The Private Care Company’s policies and procedures
- To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal and practical care tasks
- To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required
- To communicate with and report any incidents to the care manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered
- To manage own workload of allocated client visits and to be responsible for documenting each client visit on the online care planning app
Skills / Experience / Knowledge:
- The Care Certificate (training provided)
- Multi-skilled care delivery capability
- Good written and oral communication skills
Person Profile:
- Team player
- Ability to think on feet
- Kind, caring and patient
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Reliable
- Lives in local area - we are unable to offer sponsorship for overseas applicants
- Full driving licence and access to a car (essential)
Working Hours:
- 6pm-11pm - £70 per shift
- 3, 4 or 5 evening shifts to include 1 weekend shift per week
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £70.00 per day
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
Experience:
- care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- driving licence and access to a car (required)
- Address in Brighton or Hove (required)
Work Location: On the road