CARING FOR LIVES IN 25
Title: Community Care Assistant (Female)
Location: Fairford
Salary: £14.30 - £15.00 per hour, paid travel time 40p per mile

Are you passionate about making a genuine difference in people's lives? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow? If so, we invite you to become a vital member of our dedicated healthcare team as a Healthcare Assistant.

Required:
- Kind, caring, compassionate individual 
- UK work authorisation
- Driving Licence
- available to work between 7am till 2pm or 4pm till 10pm

Main Duties and Responsibilities include:

• When required liaise with Social Workers, District Nurses and other agency professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute towards communicating changes of requirements.
• Ensure that you work within the company policies and procedures.
• Attending training and expanding your personal development
• Assist customers as appropriate with their personal needs, such as dressing, washing, meal preparation and access to their community as detailed in the Care Plan.
• When working within a customer’s home setting you may be assisting customers with, or where necessary carry out light housework, such as dusting, sweeping/ vacuuming carpets, living rooms/ kitchens/ bathrooms and toilets, polishing furniture using dusters/ mops/ equipment, washing and ironing clothing and bed linen, preparing and cooking a meal.
• Following the outcome focused model, encourage customers to undertake personal care and tasks which they are capable of, recognising that their abilities may change, in some circumstances, on a day-to-day basis

Being Part of Retain Healthcare, you will benefit from:

• Employee assistance program
• Full time Mental Health First Aiders who are there for you when you need them
• Having your own dedicated coordinator who will ensure you have the work you want and that you have everything you need to be successful in your role
• Local training and your own career development pathway endorsed by Skills for care. City and Guilds
• FLEXIBLE hours - part time or full time, with a range of shifts including days and nights.
• Guaranteed Hours available
• FREE uniform
• Paid training
• DBS Rebate Reimbursement
• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
• Free blue light card
• Weekly pay
• Easy online application
• Gloucestershire – CQC – Outstanding for Well Led
• Retain Rewards - local discounts

Retain Healthcare Ltd and Retain Skills (South West) Ltd are an equal opportunities employer, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Check.

Care more in 2024!
Retain Healthcare, Gloucestershire are currently recruiting support workers to work within services in Fairford for ongoing shifts. You will be working alongside one of the country's leading providers to support people with learning and physic disabilities.
There are 2 to 3 month full timeblock bookings available.
DBS Rebate Reimbursement
Pay rates are £16 per hour (with holiday pay accrued separately)
Working with Retain Healthcare means that you will have:

• Weekly pay (PAYE not Umbrella so no hidden charges)
• FLEXIBLE hours - part time or full time, with a range of shifts including days and nights.
• Access to multiple high street discounts via the Blue Light scheme
• Free extensive training
• 24/7 support from our highly experienced team

• Fast track registration available
• Application and access to your Rota via our mobile app
• Access to ongoing personal development
• Recommend a friend bonus scheme
• Regulated by CQC
• Retain Rewards
• EAP - Employee assistance programme
• Free uniform (Where applicable)

Location:
The service is situated near Fairford so driving and own car is essential.

A variety of shifts are available including nights and long days and either ad hock or block booked work is available.
The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with  learning and physical disabilities.

Your duties will be assisting with all aspects of daily living including personal care, medication and healthcare appointments along with accessing the local community and maintaining relations with family and friends. Additional activities may include:

• Trips to pubs and restaurants
• Music and discos
• Cinema and watching movies in the house
• Gaming
• Walking/exercise and some sport
• Art and craft sessions

Requirements for this role:

• Minimum 6 months paid experience in care setting
• A driver with own car
• Experience with Autism and LD an advantage but not essential
• Physical Intervention Training(PBM, PMVA) desirable but not essential
• Right to work in the UK
• Completion of our online application form and able to provide proof of ID

*We Do Not Offer Sponsorship For These Roles*

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