Care Assistant

Location: Halifax
Salary: £10.50per hour and £11 per hour weekends mileage @0.30p per mile
Hours: Part-time, Full Time, Evenings, Weekends

We believe, caring for someone and knowing you are changing the lives of people in your community is one of the most rewarding careers. Whether you have been in care for years or looking for a new career in care, we have a team to fully support and train you so you’re ready to make a difference.

MUST HAVE DRIVING LICENCE AND ACCESS TO A CAR FOR WORK and the availability to work alternate weekends.

Join the Caremark Calderdale team and together let’s help the more vulnerable in our community and see them smile.You would be responsible for meeting the support requirements of our customers, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence. You would be expected to travel to the customer’s home and assist them with daily tasks as agreed between the customer and Caremark.

This is a unique and exciting role as you will be joining a new starting office with the pedigree of 24 years of home care experience. Together we can build a responsible, reliable, compassionate and motivated team to drive the very best in personalised care and support for Calderdale.

The type of support that you would be providing is no different to what would reasonably be given by a member of the person’s family. For instance, you may be providing help with bathing and dressing or domestic support.

Principal Responsibilities

Your role would include helping customers with tasks such as:

• Help with washing & dressing
• Shopping & meal preparation
• Prompting with medication
• Support with daily routines
• Respite services
• Socialising and leisure activities
• Helping customers access the community

What we look for

It’s important to us that all Caremark Care Assistants have the following qualities:

• Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator

Benefits

As one of our Care and Support Assistants, not only will you get job satisfaction but also;

• Competitive starting salary
• Realistic career progression
• Free comprehensive training and development
• Paid shadowing
• Paid mileage
• Flexible hours around you
• Experienced support in the field and in the office
• Ongoing Paid training, development and supervision
• Uniform provided
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Be part of a care passionate team

Additional Information

Calderdale

• Halifax
• Elland
• Sowerby Bridge
• Hebden Bridge
• Todmorden
• Ryburn Valley
• Hipperholme
• Brighouse
• Siddal
• Greetland
• Barkisland
• Illingworth
• Rastrick
• Holmfield

Contact us now, our friendly team are waiting to talk to you more about how you can also be part of Team Caremark Calderdale.
Join the Caremark Calderdale team and together let’s help the more vulnerable in our community and see them smile.