Care Assistant – Evening and Weekends Part Time

Job title:

Care Assistant – Evening and Weekends Part Time

Company

Specialist Care Team

Job description

We are looking for flexible, part time colleagues to work evenings or weekends or both!Weekend rates are paid at £12.50 per hour. Evening shifts between 7pm – 11pm are paid at £15 per hour. Any hours that fall Monday-Friday 7am-7pm are paid at our normal rate of £11.75 per hour.No Rota GapsMileage paid at 40p per mileProtected Day/Time offContracted Hours from Day 1Free mobile phoneFree uniformFree DBS checkPaid every 4 weeks (Plus Same Day Pay available)Help spread smiles across Lancaster and Morecambe for people who need your help. Our team of community Care Assistants make a difference for those who want to live independently. No previous experience is required, just the right values and passion to do good.As part of our highly-trained team you will work with people to enable them to live happy lives, while promoting their independence. We’re looking for those who are either experienced in the care sector as a Care Assistant or those who have the right values for the role.You will assist people with daily living, from personal care to meeting with friends and family, accessing the local community, budgeting, medications and daily household tasks.Here’s some of the highlights of working at Specialist Care Team . . .

• We pay more – We believe in paying a fair price for an outstanding job from our team members. Our rates start at £11.75 per hour for our community drivers, and they increase if you take on extra responsibilities. Our rates have recently been updated so we now pay more for evenings after 7pm at £15 per hour and weekends at £12.50 per hour.

• Flexible working – Whether you have regular driving lessons, play badminton on a Thursday night or need to look after a family member, we understand you may have commitments elsewhere and will always aim to have a flexible approach to your availability. For our full time colleagues we also offer a protected regular day off in the week to allow you to plan things.

• Guaranteed contract hours – We don’t believe in offering ‘zero hour’ contracts as standard – all of our team members have a guaranteed number of hours each week, which can range anywhere from 8-40 hours depending on whether you want to work part- or full-time.

• Going the extra mile – If you need to travel between clients you get 40p per mile if you use your own car

• Investing in you – You need the best tools to carry out a high level of care, and that’s why you’ll be fully-trained by our in-house team and members of our community team are given a work mobile phone so you can perform to the best of your ability

What we need from you:Everyone working in social care needs a good standard of English, as well as numeracy and digital skills. You will need to enjoy working in a team and you need to be good at problem solving.Additional skills required to be join our team include:

• the ability to be organised
• good listening and communication skills
• to understand and follow policies and procedures
• good writing skills to fill in records

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply today.We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and encourage anyone who shares our passion for delivering high-quality care to apply.

Expected salary

£11.75 – 15 per hour

Location

Morecambe, Lancashire

Job date

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:36:07 GMT

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