Care Assistant: no experience necessary, full training provided in Gillingham

Hours per week: Flexible 2-3 evenings (plus every other weekend)

Location: Medway (ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7 or ME8)

Hourly Rate: £12.25 per hour minimum + mileage (£13.25 after 7pm weekdays and weekends) Enhanced rates on bank holidays.

Are you looking for a company who will treat you as part of the family? We know it is overwhelming when you arrive in a new company. So let us give you a very warm welcome and make you feel Right at Home.

We (Right at Home Medway) pride ourselves on being an award-winning, local, family-run business with an open-door policy that always seeks to promote from within. We know how busy most of our lives can be, that's why we uniquely offer working arrangements tailored to your pre-existing availability. Don't worry if you are not already from a care background, we invest a great deal of time and energy into finding applicants with the right values and we train you to our required standards. We know exactly what to look for, as most of our Care Assistants are not from a career in care, yet all are great at what they do.

Interested? We have a part-time flexible option that works for you!

For us it is simple, our staff really are our greatest asset and we appreciate each member of our company family. Therefore, we offer each member of our valuable team:

• EXCELLENT rates of pay - (amongst the highest in Medway and includes travel time)
• PAID comprehensive in-house training (earn whilst you learn)
• Most care calls 1 hour or more
• PAID Meet and Greet (meet clients before providing any care)
• No uniforms (look like a friend or family when visiting or out with clients)
• CASH BONUS referral scheme
• Quick turnaround DBS (fully reimbursed after probation)
• Fully funded NVQ 2, 3, 4 and 5 (with time allowances to study)
• Blue Light discount card (great saving in shops, restaurants and many other venues)
• Social events and regular awards for high performers

Tell me more...

• We are local and located in the centre of the Medway Towns
• We are currently ranked number 1 in Medway on 'homecare.co.uk'
• We are rated by our regulator (Care Quality Commission) as: GOOD (with OUTSTANDING for our ‘Responsiveness’).
• We have an excellent employee track record with a score of '5 out of 5' in 100% of our many staff reviews on Indeed.

Sounds great, what do you need from me?

Our clients lead busy lives and place a great deal of trust in us to take care of their loved ones. For these reasons and as you would expect, it is important to us that each member of our team is:

• Reliable
• Honest
• Caring

In addition to the above, we require our team to:

• Have a full UK driving licence (or equivalent)
  
• Have access to your own vehicle
• Live in Medway
• Work alternate weekends
• Be prepared to go through our 3-day induction training at our Gillingham office

What will my tasks be?

Our clients depend on our team of dedicated CareGivers to help and support them with the activities of daily living in their own homes. Typical tasks include:

• Companionship (hobbies, trips out etc)
• Assisting clients living with Dementia
• Medication assistance
• Personal care (minimal assistance is all that is sometimes needed)
• Meal preparation
• Shopping
• And much more...

We are not able to offer sponsorship to overseas candidates who require a visa to work in the UK.

Interested in joining our award-winning team that makes a difference every day? We would really love to hear all about your unique experience.

To find out more about working with a local, family run, home care company that offers a competitive salary and ongoing development. Apply online now!

For more information call our friendly team on 01634 979000 between 9am and 5pm weekdays (10am - 2pm Saturdays). Out of hours (including bank holidays) please head to our 24hr chat facility on our website. Homecare in Chatham, Medway, Kent | Right at Home