Community Homecare Assistant - Weekend

Carewatch ,
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Salary: £9.90 per hour Scottish Living Wage /Pension / 28 days paid holidays

Overview

At Carewatch our vision is to deliver outstanding community care and support services to our customers. The customers our carers visit every day have a wide range of care needs. So, we are looking for carers who are empathetic, understanding and compassionate. We pride ourselves on our Care Assistants providing our customers with high quality care to enable them to remain independent within their own homes. You may have experience in care or may have cared for a relative or friend, or just want the opportunity to make a real difference to someone’s life. Whether you have experience or are new to care, we provide you with full training and ongoing support to enable you to develop and learn new skills. Due to popular demand we are now recruiting for Care Support Workers to work evening shifts 3.30pm-10pm based in Milngavie. The Role: As a Care Support Workers your tasks would include: Assisting customers with their daily living needs Personal Care Medication Meal Preparation Shopping Cleaning and more Car drivers preferred however we will consider non – drivers for this role. We do require you to: Have a genuine desire to help others Be punctual and flexible Have the confidence to work alone and as part of a team Be able to travel between customers homes Benefits: Scottish Living Wage The opportunity to study for career development Flexible working hours Free uniforms 28 days paid holidays (FTE pro rata for part time) Paid specialist and refresher training Every customer is different, so the support and help that you provide will depend on your customer’s needs, which will be assessed and regularly monitored by our quality officers. You’ll be fully supported with practical and emotional help from our friendly office-based teams to help you confidently deliver care. We also offer you the opportunity to study and develop your career. Carewatch support all of our staff in their ability to excel and achieve and are always looking for Care Workers who want to progress further in the future. You must be able to start work at 7am for early shifts and finish around 10pm for late shifts. We have a number of shift patterns which can be discussed at interview, but you must be able to work some weekends. This role is subject to a Disclosure Scotland PVG membership and you will need to provide proof of a full UK driving licence and your right to reside and work in the UK. From October 2017 as a care support worker in Scotland you will be required to register within 60 days with SSSC. We will give you more information at interview. If you want to make a difference and like the idea of working for a standout employer, we would love to hear from you. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89786708

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