Care Assistant - Days

Join our wonderful team of Care Givers for a job that is rewarding every single day!

Right at Home Reading and Wokingham District is a friendly, local award-winning homecare provider which recognises that its employees are its greatest asset.

We are looking for friendly, reliable, and ambitious people, regardless of experience, to join our team of Care Assistants. We are seeking someone who would initially like to work 10-15 hours per week (Monday - Friday), and who can also work alternate weekends.  Daytime visits tend to be within the hours of around 8:30/9:00am - 2/3pm, so if you have availability to work inside those hours we'd love to hear from you.  

We support clients all over the local area, including the following: Wokingham, Woodley, Sonning, Winnersh, Shinfield, Earley, Lower Earley, and Twyford areas of Berkshire.

You probably already have the skills you need to make a great Care Assistant, but we will teach you everything you need to know with our industry leading training.

What we offer our Care Assistants:

• Premium Pay rates PLUS holiday pay, starting from :
  
  
  • £14.05 per hour, weekdays (daytime). (£15.75 inc Holiday Pay)
  
  
  • £16.20 per hour, evenings & weekends. (£18.16 inc Holiday Pay)
  
  
  • £21.08-£28.10 per hour bank holidays. (£23.62-£31.49 inc Holiday Pay)
  
  


• PLUS Company Pension scheme


• Paid holiday (28 days pro-rata).


• 35p-45p per mile mileage / travel expenses


• Paid Induction and Training - excellent award-winning training


• Blue Light discount card.
  


• Flexible work close to home


• No rushed short calls - Our clients benefit from sensibly scheduled
  minimum 1 hour visits with time for you to travel to each client.


• Access to additional high-quality training and ongoing support to
  make sure you are comfortable and confident in your role


• Issued with full PPE and required equipment to keep you safe at work


• Career progression opportunities and room to grow


• An employer that really listens, values, and appreciates everything you do


• A role that offers something different every day and plenty of job satisfaction


• The opportunity to be part of a ‘family feel’, supportive team of Care Assistants

Duties will include:

• Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day


• Personal care


• Administering medication


• Assisting Clients with washing and dressing


• Shopping


• Housekeeping


• Meal preparation


• Taking Clients for appointments or outings


• Making a positive difference to their quality of life and well-being every visit.

Requirements of a Care Assistant:

• Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving license and have access to own vehicle
  


• Right to work in the UK 


• Have a genuine passion to want to help others


• Be a reliable team player with a positive attitude

If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer or Heath Care Assistant we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail, hospitality, hairdressers/ beauticians, covid testers, cleaners. This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.

Interested?

Apply now!

Right at Home is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of personal or protected characteristics.