Care Assistant

Location: Northampton
Salary: £11.55 per hour
Hours: Part time and full time hours available

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN FOR UK DRIVING LICENSE HOLDERS. Please only apply if you can drive in the UK and have access to your own car.

WE DO NOT PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP TO OVERSEAS APPLICANTS.

Do you want to take the next step in your career?
Would you like to be an important and valued member of the community?

If ‘Yes‘ to the above our wonderful team at Caremark Northampton would love to hear from you!!

At Caremark Northampton we value all our staff and are dedicated to their wellbeing! We are a friendly team and we would love you to be part of it! Our roles are rewarding, knowing that you have provided such important care for many elderly and vulnerable people in the community.

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.

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.

Benefits:

• Free training – In-House Training
• NVQ qualification in Health and Social Care opportunities
• Fully paid shadowing
• Employee wellness programme
• Paid mileage in between visits
• Access to a Blue Light card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
• Enhanced bank holiday pay rates
• Generous Refer a Friend scheme

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:

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