Job description
Care Workers – Oxford (OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ)
*We are not currently offering Sponsorship to new employees*
Who We Are
Eleanor Nursing and Social Care is a premium domiciliary care company, providing high-quality and much-needed support to vulnerable people. We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable Care Workers to join our thriving team working between OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ.
Annually, we deliver over 2 million hours of vital care services, including in the local area of Oxford, supporting and enabling our service users with daily tasks such as meal preparation, personal care, domestic services, and companionship, to help them regain independence within a set period.
All that we ask is that you are caring, compassionate, resilient, patient, and enjoy interacting with and helping others.
What Will You Be Doing?
Our Care Workers work across OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ and surrounding community, enabling our service users to live independently in their own homes. Typical support can include:
- Personal care and hygiene
- Food preparation
- Administering medication
- Shopping and collecting prescriptions
- Light housework and other domestic chores
- Companionship and social support
- Enabling and supporting
- Confidence building
- Goal setting and regular review
- Effective communication and motivational strategies
- Working with clients who may be reluctant or anxious
- Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams
Who Are We Looking For?
You need to be calm, patient, hard-working, reliable, and resourceful, with an ability to always maintain professionalism, think on your feet, and stay calm in stressful situations. Above all, you must be committed to improving the quality of life for vulnerable people.
This role is ideal if you have experience caring for a relative or other vulnerable people and are looking for a new and rewarding way to put these skills to good use. You must be local to commute between OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ surrounding city areas and be familiar with all locations. We offer flexible working hours but have particularly high demand during the following core times
Benefits:
- We currently pay £13.50 Monday to Friday and £14.00 at weekends
- Enhanced pay for bank holidays
- 5-day Induction Training
- Full-time and part-time hours
- Interviews available at our local office in Oxford (Pony Road, Oxford Business Park)
- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata), including Bank Holidays
- Birthday off!
- Flexible working hours across mornings, evenings and weekends
- Completion of the Care Certificate
- Local work in the community throughout OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ surrounding city areas
- Company pension scheme
- Refer-a-friend bonus scheme
- Ongoing training and support from our friendly office team
- EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) – an App to support our team
- Career pathway opportunities
- Support to achieve Qualifications & Credit Framework (QCF)
- Blue Light card/store discounts
Requirements:
- Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom
- Must pass an Enhanced DBS check
- Provide references from previous employers
- You must be local to commute between OX1, OX2, OX3 and OX4 3PQ surrounding city areas
- Must have availability during core hours (07:00 to 14:00, 16:00 to 22:00)
Apply on Indeed today, or call us on 01865 985 618 for a friendly chat, or email us with your CV at [email protected] and make a real difference!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.50-£14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- We are no longer sponsoring people to work in the UK, if you require sponsorship or have sponsorship or are looking for additional supplementary work, please do not apply. Thank you
Experience:
- Home care: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- fluent English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and Vehicle (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
