Job Description

The Private Care Company aim to employ and retain the highest quality health care assistants in Brighton and Hove and in return for your skills, experience and commitment we offer excellent working conditions and benefits including:

Flexible working shifts (7am-7pm) 5-7.50 petrol expense per shift Structured routes with clustered calls Minimum 30-minute call time Excellent career progression and extensive training opportunities including The Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 3 and 5) 150 Training Incentive payment paid on completion of the first three months employment A friendly and supportive management team Regular communication including monthly newsletters and recognition awards

The Private Care Company is a private, award winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation to provide high quality home care services which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.

We're currently looking to recruit full and part time care assistants. Ideally, you'll have relevant experience and qualifications, however, we offer full training to those wishing to enter the care industry who have a caring nature and demonstrate our core values of kindness and empathy.

This role would suit someone that is looking for flexible, part-time work - perhaps as a second job.

Key Accountabilities:

To deliver all tasks stated on the care plans to an excellent standard and in accordance with all The Private Care Company's policies and procedures, best practice, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal and practical care tasks which may include helping to wash, getting dressed, light housework, laundry, shopping etc. To support client's food and fluid intake as directed by the care plan, and to ensure documentation of all intake as per training To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required To communicate with and report any incidents to the Care Manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered To liaise with other professionals such as district nurses, doctors, pharmacists, occupational therapists etc, to ensure that clients receive a high standard of care To manage own workload of allocated client visits and to be responsible for documenting each client visit on the online care planning app

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:

The Care Certificate (full training provided) Multi-skilled care delivery capability Good written and oral communication skills Full, clean UK driving licence and own car (essential)

Person Profile:

Team player Ability to think on feet Kind, caring and patient Able to manage difficult situations Reliable Lives in local area -

we are unable to provide sponsorship for overseas applicants

Has full, clean driving licence and own car

Available shifts:

0700 - 1900hrs - 144.90/shifts (3-4 consecutive days, one at the weekend)
care, support worker, healthcare worker, domiciliary care

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 144.90 per day

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Free or subsidised travel Health & wellbeing programme Referral programme
Schedule:

12 hour shift
Experience:

care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

driving licence (required) Brighton or Hove address (required)
Work Location: On the road