Experienced Community Care Assistant – Permanent Full-Time
£13.71 weekdays | £14.50 weekendsGuaranteed full-time hours | Permanent contract | Paid travel time + 45p mileage
With YOU in Mind Community Care is a growing, nurse-led home care provider supporting people to remain safely and independently in their own homes across Barnsley and surrounding areas.
We are recruiting experienced Community Care Assistants to join our team in permanent, guaranteed full-time positions.
We pride ourselves on providing safe, compassionate, reliable and genuinely person-centred care. We are looking for experienced carers who share those standards and understand the importance of putting clients at the front and centre of everything they do.
We offer:
- Permanent employment with guaranteed full-time hours
- £13.71 per hour weekdays
- £14.50 per hour weekends
- Paid travel time
- 45p per mile mileage
- Uniform provided
- Training and ongoing development
- Regular support and supervision
- Workplace pension
- Support from an experienced, nurse-led management team
Our service operates between 7am and 11pm, 7 days a week, therefore flexibility to work a mixture of shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, is essential.
Please note: We are unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this position.
Skills
Previous paid community/domiciliary care experience is essential.
Successful applicants must:
- Have experience providing care and support to people within their own homes
- Have a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle
- Have a good standard of spoken, reading and written English
- Communicate confidently and professionally with clients, relatives, colleagues and healthcare professionals
- Be able to read, understand and accurately complete care plans, risk assessments, medication records and care documentation
- Understand person-centred care, dignity, choice and independence
- Be confident supporting people with a range of care needs
- Have good observational skills and recognise and report changes in a client’s presentation or wellbeing
- Be reliable, punctual and able to work independently in the community
- Work effectively as part of a wider care team
- Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
- Be flexible and dependable
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring employer sponsorship.
Duties
As a Community Care Assistant, you will support clients within their own homes according to their individual care plans and preferences.
Your duties may include:
- Supporting with personal care, washing, dressing and continence needs
- Supporting clients to maintain their dignity, independence and choice
- Medication prompting, assistance or administration in accordance with care plans, training and company policy
- Supporting with mobility and safe moving and handling
- Preparing meals and drinks and supporting appropriate nutrition and hydration
- Providing companionship and emotional support
- Supporting clients with day-to-day activities within their own homes
- Observing clients’ physical and emotional wellbeing and promptly reporting concerns or changes
- Liaising appropriately with families, colleagues and healthcare professionals
- Accurately completing electronic care records and medication documentation
- Following individual care plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures and company policies
- Maintaining infection prevention and control standards
- Travelling between clients across Barnsley and surrounding areas
- Providing consistent, reliable and compassionate care at every visit
Above all, we expect our carers to treat every client as an individual and provide the standard of care they would want for someone important to them.
Pay: £13.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Paid training
Application question(s):
- Flexible to work between 7am–11pm, including weekends and bank holidays
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Home care: 1 year (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
