Weekend Home Care Assistant - Chard and Ilminster
6 days ago
Yeovil
Role: Weekend Home Care Assistant Location: Chard, Ilminster and the surrounding areas Pay: £13.50 per hour PLUS travel time and petrol expenses Hours: Part time hours – Weekends only Shift Pattern: 07:00–14:00 and/or 16:00–22:00 Care South, a leading not‑for‑profit charity, has exciting opportunities for Home Care Assistants to join our Somerset Care at Home team supporting clients with a variety of needs in their own homes across Somerset. This Home Care Assistant role is community‑based; applicants must hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. As a Home Care Assistant with Care South, we pay for not just your contact time but also your travel time, plus a generous mileage rate of 40p per mile. • Paid travel time, • Enhanced rate on Bank Holidays, • 40p per mile mileage allowance, paid fortnightly, • Online/retail discounts, • Paid induction and training, • Employee referral bonus scheme, • Free DBS check, • Contributory pension scheme, • Life insurance, • Staff association, • Onsite learning and development team, • Career progression, • Competitive pay rates, • Flexible working hours, • Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, • Ongoing training and development, • Support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues, • Deliver person-centred care that truly makes a difference, • Providing high-quality support to enable individuals to remain independent, • Support our clients to build confidence and remain independent, • Help with personal care such as personal hygiene, toileting, and dressing, • Support the needs of clients and ensure their dignity, • Be responsible for clients' needs and ensure their dignity, • Previous experience in a care setting is desirable but not required, • You have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, • Flexible in the hours you can work and able to work every other weekend, • Strong attention to detail and reporting skills, • Able to work independently and as part of a team, • Hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or prepared to undertake one, • You must be 18 years or older, • We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of something truly special with Care South at Home Somerset. #J-18808-Ljbffr