Home Care Assistant - (37.5 hour contract)

Windrush Care is looking for people of all backgrounds and experience to provide genuine person-centred care and much needed support to older people in the Cheltenham and North Cotswolds area. Windrush Care is a small, independent and family-owned business based in the centre of Cheltenham. We provide our services to a predominantly private group of clients whom are able to continue living in their own homes.

What we offer first and foremost to our existing and future home carers, is flexibility. Most of our other carers work around other jobs. family life and we truly believe in a healthy work-life balance.

We offer a competitive hourly wage of - £13.00 per hour (Mon-Fri) £14.75 per hour (Weekends) + enhancements for Bank holidays as well as 40p per mile (From home to first call and onwards, then back home)

Our care calls are covered between:

• 07.00am - 14.00pm

• 16.00pm - 22.00pm

Based upon a 2 week rolling rota - working every other weekend

What makes Windrush care stand out from the rest?

Whilst many of the benefits we offer can be found in other care companies, what we truly believe is that Windrush Care – cares! None of our carers are seen as just a number or a resource to drain. We support, encourage and promote our home carers so they flourish in their roles and in turn transfer this to great care of our clients.

What do we offer as part of your employment?

• Contracted hours of 37.5 hours pr week

• Online training (learn at your own speed in the comfort of your sofa)

• Face to face training – Moving and Handling, Medication, Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid

• Specialist training and staff development are key goals for Windrush Care, access to specific training including Dementia, Palliative Care and Parkinson’s etc throughout your employment.

• Free access to all training certificates

• Paid holidays and Enhanced bank holiday rates

• Monthly pay

• On-call support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day + Supportive office team – open door policy.

• Free DBS check

• Free uniform and PPE

• Paid shadow shifts

• Welcome bonus on completion of probation

• Festive company events – who doesn’t like a party?

• Ongoing support from our care management team whom are always at hand, even if it’s just for a chat

• Clear and concise pay scales…. with nothing hidden. For one hour of work – you will be paid our stated hourly rate (dependent on weekdays and weekends)

Simply put – What we say, we do. That is our promise to you.

If you or anyone you know is interested in working for a genuinely caring and supportive company, which encourages, supports and develops its staff, then please contact us: -

Email – [email protected] or alternatively [email protected]

Phone – (01242) 226020 to speak to one of our friendly office team.

Unfortunately, at this time, we do not offer sponsorship and cannot accept enquiries from outside the UK

• Right to work in UK

• Driving license and access to vehicle

• Genuine desire to care for others

• Reliable, compassionate, honest and patient

• To be resident in and around Gloucestershire