Care assistant - united kingdom, fareham, hampshire

care assistant - fareham, gosport and surrounding areas.

please note: it is essential that you have a full uk driving licence and access to a car.

at ukg care we're looking for care assistants who would not only like a career in health and social care, but who can also put the true meaning of caring into the way we deliver our care services and help us make a difference to people's lives.

ukg care is a family-run company local to hampshire, providing support to our clients in their own homes and helping them to maintain their independence. we are proud to be leading the way in our approach - providing high-quality care with 'the human touch'. we are now expanding and looking to increase our team of exceptional, fun, positive, professional care assistants.

even if you haven't worked within care or as a care assistant previously but have a caring nature and like to put people first, then you're the type of person we're looking for - and this is the perfect job for you!

we provide blended training through online and in-house training. this will include shadowing trained care assistant colleagues, to get first-hand experience before you start and to make sure you're fully comfortable and confident in performing your role. we'll also help to further your ambitions, whether you want guidance to excel in your care assistant role or to progress and develop your skills to become a team leader, registered manager or branch out into a nursing career.

if you want to experience a real sense of achievement and purpose every day and if you love helping others and want to be part of a successful and growing business where high-quality care is delivered by the most caring people, then we'd love to hear from you.

care assistant job description

some of your main responsibilities as a care assistant will be:

helping clients with their individual needs and maintaining independencecompanionshippersonal care - help with bathing/showering, dressing, assisting to the toiletprompting to take medicationaccompanying to appointmentslight housekeeping duties and meal preparationkeeping up to date care notes after every visit to a client's homecare assistant benefits:

gbp9.25 per hour weekdaysgbp10.00 per hour weekends30p per mile paid mileagegbp8.21 ph paid travel timepaid inductionset shift patternspart-time and full-time hours available30 mins minimum call timeholiday pay (not paid in your hourly rate)bank holiday pay - double timepension1 x uniform providedall ppe providedexternal counselling serviceworking in set areas onlypaid yearly mot certificate staff christmas partygbp50 referral bonus conditions apply, please ask for more details.

our care assistant training:

when starting as a care assistant, we will provide:

paid training - 1 day of in-house classroom training and 1 week of shadowing a trained care assistant, attending care calls on the run you take oncare certificate training1-to-1 support, i.e. reviews, competency checks, supervisions and observationssmall classroom groupscareer opportunities:

plenty of opportunities for career progression.

our care assistant shift patterns:

we offer a range of variable hour contracts; part-time and full-time hours are available on the stated shift patterns. we offer morning, evening and all day shifts.

7am - 2pm4pm - 10pm6pm - 10pmjob types: full-time, part-time, permanent

salary: gbp9.25-gbp10.00 per hour

schedule:

monday to fridayweekend availabilitycovid-19 considerations:

all ppe is provided

experience:

spinal injury: 1 year (preferred)support worker: 1 year (preferred)licence/certification:

driving license (preferred)driving licence (required)

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