Health Care Assistants (Drivers)
South Queensferry
£12.44 per hour, Enhanced Public Holiday Rate, Mileage at 45p per mile
Shift Pattern – Full time and Part time
1. Week 1 – Monday/Tuesday/Saturday/Sunday
2. Week 2 – Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
Shift Pattern (Full Time) – Days as above with split shifts of 7am – 2pm &/or 4pm to 10pm
Life at Prestige
People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Care Assistant, you’ll join us in our continued efforts to make life better for our clients.
Who will you be helping to make life better for?
Our clients are looking for somebody to help with domestic tasks around the house, support with all personal care, medication management and administration, and general emotional support.
What can we offer you?
3. You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
4. Work with our own clients, no agency work.
5. Pension scheme
6. Weekly pay
7. Blue light card
8. Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
9. Continued professional development to support you & your career
10. Holiday pay
11. “Refer with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money!”
12. Employee Assistance line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
13. Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
We’re looking for:
14. Paid experience in care preferred but not essential as full training available
15. Must live locally and be able to commit to the rota and shifts patterns
16. Excellent communication skills
17. Caring, resilient, committed and reliable
18. A driver’s licence and access to own vehicle is essential- business insurance req
19. Good professional and personal references
In line with Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.
Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.
You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.
All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.