Hourly Care Assistant

Hourly Care Assistant

At Oxford Aunts we have been providing a service to our community since 1967. We're looking for a professional care assistant to join our caring team. You'll discover how our community of colleagues are always there for each other, supporting our clients in Oxford. If you are a caring person, you live in or near Oxford, with a genuine interest in building relationships, this could be a match made in heaven.

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you play a part in making a difference to another persons life, that is flexible and will enable you to achieve a work life balance perhaps around your family commitments or other things you need to do, then come and have a chat with us.

We offer:

• Guaranteed pay contract - consistent pay for an agreed minimum amount of hours every month (up to 25 hours a week)
• This work is covering our live in carer breaks so you will have the opportunity to do a minimum of 3 hour shifts or our long day break of 8 hours. You can earn well with less travel and will rarely be travelling or working during unsociable hours
• Excellent pay rate of £13 per hour during the week
• Increased rates of £15 per hour at weekends
• Paid mileage between calls at 45p a mile
• Paid time between calls
• Double pay on bank holiday pay rates
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme using Care Friends app
• FREE Blue Light Card
• FREE Onboarding training with qualified Trainers
• Access to the Care Certificate if you dont already have it
• Access to free training on an ad hoc basis including NVQs
• FREE annual refresher training
• Access to our free Employee Assistance Program supporting in times of need ● Holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• FREE PPE
• Support with COVID 19 protocols and testing
• FREE Enhanced DBS at induction
• Access to on call support when you are working

The people we are looking for:

• Paid previous experience as a Care Assistant, Domiciliary Carer, Support Worker, Personal Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to use technology
• A drivers licence is essential for this position
• You will need business insurance in order to drive your client to appointments and outings
• Good professional and personal references
• A clean DBS
• Due to increased demand, we are currently only accepting applications from vaccinated or exempt carers

Providing quality care in peoples homes since 1967, Oxford Aunts is run by a team of experienced care professionals and is part of Sodexo and The Good Care Group.

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