Do you want to be the highest paid Home care professional in Harrogate District? Then look no further :).
We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Home Care Assistant to join our amazing team here at Visiting Angels in the Harrogate and surrounding areas of HG1.
Why do people choose to work with our amazing team?
- We are passionate about providing high quality care tailored to the needs of our clients
- Excellent hourly rate of £15.00 - £15.50 per hour
- Paid travel time between visits, plus a mileage allowance
- Waiting time pay
- Plus Holiday pay
- 1.33x Bank holiday pay and Double pay on Xmas, Boxing and New years Bank Holidays up to £30
- Monday-Friday: 07:00am – 12:00pm & 16:00 – 22:00pm
- Access to family activities and recognition programmes
- Blue Light Card with discounts on services
- Referral bonuses for bringing in your friends
- Company mobile phone provided
- Regular wellness check-ins via apps
- Ongoing training and development to help you grow in your role
- We enrich lives and are completely dependable
- We are kind in our approach and flexible with staff and shift patterns
- We support all our staff equally with an open door policy
- You will have complete support from our Management team
- We have excellent retention rates: 90% staff retention - people choose to stay with us for a long time :)
Are you a team player? Are you motivated by helping other people, driven to make other people happy? Hard working and determined to make a difference in people’s lives everyday? Are you a kind and compassionate person looking for a new chapter in your career? Then we want to hear from you!
Pay rates:
Home Care Assistant pay rate is £15.00 - £15.50 an hour. Bank holidays are paid at an excellent rate of upto £27 to £28 an hour!
Working times and vacancies:
- Weekday: Monday-Friday - 07:00am – 2:00pm
- Weekday: evening Monday-Friday - 4:00 – 10:00pm
- Weekends: Saturday, Sunday - 07:00am – 2:00pm
- Weekends: Saturday, Sunday - 4:00 – 10:00pm
No previous care experience? We’ve Got You Covered!
If you're new to care, we’ll guide you every step of the way. Our comprehensive training will prepare you to succeed and build a rewarding career in care.
What values do we look for in our staff?
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- To be Kind, caring and empathetic.
- We look for people with a story to tell and you genuinely wake up on a morning looking forward to helping other people.
- A natural passion for companionship where you really enjoy helping other people.
- Be able to cook basic meals for the people we care for
Key responsibilities:
We offer person centred care packages tailored to suit each individual taking into account what their preferences and needs are, such as:
- Providing essential personal care to clients in a respectful, dignified manner
- Offering emotional support and companionship, building trust and meaningful relationships
- Assisting with everyday tasks, including meal preparation and light housekeeping
- Supporting with medication reminders and personal hygiene routines
- Ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for the people you care for
You do NOT need previous care experience to work with our team at Visiting Angels. We care about people’s values, what makes them happy, why they want to work in care and more importantly - how can they make people feel happy, safe and independent as much as possible.
Become part of the Visiting Angels Family! We pride ourselves on being so much more than just an employer, we are a supportive, friendly network of people with a passion for caring and supporting others and supporting you in your role.
We can’t wait to hear from you. Please ‘APPLY’ now and one of our friendly team will be in touch with you ASAP.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £15.00-£15.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- (WE DO NOT SPONSOR) Do you require sponsorship?
- Where are you located?
Licence/Certification:
- Drivers License and access to a car? (required)
Work Location: In person
