Care Assistant - Shaftesbury (Days)

Are you looking for a new start? A new challenge with a real opportunity to make a difference in your local community? Make the change and start a career in Health & Social Care.

All we ask is that you have a Full Driving Licence and your own reliable car / vehicle.   Full training provided.

We are currently recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our team in the Shaftesbury area. We have both  full-time and part-time hours  available, with shift patterns from 7am to 2pm. We ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.

Our Healthcare Assistants benefit from :

• Weekdays £12.65 / h
• Weekends £15.18 / h
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates
• PAID travel time
• PAID Mileage £0.45 / mile
• Refer a friend bonus scheme - up to £200 each time
• NHS Healthcare Scheme including Counselling, GP services and Gym Membership discounts
• 28 days holiday pro rata
• Blue light card, offering store discounts at retailers e.g., clothing, Halfords as well as a discount on days out to Chessington / Thorpe Park / Alton Towers etc
• Opportunities for career development, both out in the field and office-based
• Support from our Mental Health Champions
• PAID induction training + paid shadowing  shifts & supervisions
• Ongoing training and support
• Flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Smartphone technology  so you can do everything at the tap of a finger
• Free uniform & PPE

We care for the elderly and vulnerable in the comfort of their own homes as an alternative to a residential care home. Your role as Care Assistant will be to support our customers with all aspects of their daily lives including personal care, companionship, medication prompting, meal preparation, light domestic duties and shopping.