Community Care Worker

Community Care Worker, Full or Part Time, Up to £17ph + Mileage

We are currently looking to recruit Community Care Assistants on behalf of a range of Domiciliary Care clients in the Southwest.

You may support vulnerable individuals who have learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health issues or elderly. You will be expected to work in a way that helps promote the individual’s independence and empower them to be as independent as possible. You will follow a specific care plan for each individual which will demonstrate the needs of the individual and how they want to live their lives.

JOB description:

To provide support to individuals in their own homes with a range of needs. This post is to work alongside a team of experienced carers, providing care to people in the community with different personal care related needs.

We aim to:

• Increase people’s opportunities for independent living within the community
• Work in partnership with other care agencies
• Promote equality and diversity
• Help to improve the quality of life for individuals and assist people to utilize/maximize their own skills and development

An agency care worker is expected to:

• Be punctual and presentable at all times
• Maintain the utmost confidentiality about individuals
• Keep a log of all tasks completed as per the companies policy
• Report any accident or incident occurring during a period of support immediately
• Adhering to all policies, procedures and practices put in place by the support service and associated bodies

As an agency, we cater to the needs of our clients, and whilst we endeavor to source you work close to home, it may be necessary for you to travel outside of your immediate area to secure the volume of shifts you require.

Not only do we offer excellent managerial support, job satisfaction and hours that suit you, we also offer the following:

• Mileage paid from your front door, throughout your shift, and home again
• Full hourly rate for your entire shift, including travel time between calls and breaks
• Weekly pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
• Exceptional support from our office staff and existing care assistants

*Staff may be offered to work in the following areas: Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset

Prospero Health and Social Care is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Health and Social Care in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Health and Social Care is able to offer the successful candidatte free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and PMVA/Team Teach.

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