Community Care Assistant
Blackpool and surrounding areas
Min £12.00 per hour (Enhanced bank holiday rate)
Full and Part Time Hours; support required across Blackpool and the Fylde area including St Annes
About Prestige Nursing & Care Blackpool
Blackpool branch prides itself on the care they deliver in and around the community, with colleagues and clients having been with us for over 15 years! We offer a variety of care services; however, we do pride ourselves on the excellent support and care we deliver.
What our clients are looking for
We have an exciting vacancy for a Community Care Assistant to join our team and develop their care skills, working alongside our Branch Nurses and Care Staff. We are looking for a care assistant to visit our service users and assist them with medication, meal support, personal care, and socialising. This individual would have the opportunity to develop skills in areas of low-level clinical skills with further scope to train within more complex care.
Experience working within care is an advantage, but not necessary for the right candidate. You would be supporting individuals to live independently within their own homes, on a part-time basis, and would have consistent individuals with whom you would build a rapport.
How will you be helping?
* Prompting and administering medication
* Helping with the preparation of meals and drinks
* Assisting with activities of daily living such as domestic duties and personal care
* Maintaining and updating reports such as care plans
* Undertaking training for Complex Care Interventions
What we offer:
* A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle.
* You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
* Work with our own clients, no agency work.
* Pension scheme
* Blue light card
* Free DBS check
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
* Continued professional development to support you & your career
* Weekly Pay
* Holiday Pay
* Refer a friend with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money – T&C’s apply
* Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
* Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
We’re looking for:
* Excellent communication skills
* A driver’s licence is essential
* Good professional and personal references
In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.
As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK.
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