Hourly Care Assistant

Care assistant

London

£13.50 - £15 per hour, guaranteed hours

Full time, part time and weekend availability

Want to join a CQC OUTSTANDING care team? If you're passionate about providing the very best home care, we think there's nowhere better than The Good Care Group.We're looking for reliable, experienced care assistants with flexibility to work across the week and in particular weekends. For example, you may be available for many days over the week between 7am and 10pm. Or if your availability is slightly different, we would love to speak with you to find shifts to suit your lifestyle.

Working as a domiciliary care assistant in Central London on a guaranteed hours contract, you'll make a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support. You'll provide hourly care and companionship at a time when people need it the most and all in the comfort of their own home. This isn't just work. It's life changing work.

Please note you must already have the right to work in the UK, we cannot assist with any sponsorship or visa requests. If you have worked as a domiciliary carer, health care assistant, been a carer in a care home or hospital, then we'd love to speak with you about joining our visiting care team.

Why we think there's nowhere better:

• Guaranteed hour contracts at 10 - 30 hours per week
• Excellent pay rates above London living wage
• Annual salary review
• You'll be paid for the time it takes to travel between calls, plus we'll pay your travel expenses
• Minimum of 1 hour visits - zero 15 or 30 minute calls!
• Ongoing training including care certificate, level 2 & 3 Diploma along with expert led advanced courses and extensive learning programmes
• 24/7 on call support
• Funded Blue Light Card
• Generous 'Refer A Friend' Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• All clients accessible by public transport - we'll also cover your travel costs between calls
• Holiday pay and workplace pension scheme

About the role:

You will be visiting clients in their own homes in Central London, working as a domiciliary carer with a minimum call time of 1 hour.

You will assist with:

• Supporting clients with their personal care
• Supporting with continence management
• Administering medication
• Light housework
• Preparing healthy meals
• Accompanying clients to appointments and social outings
• Supporting clients to pursue their interests and hobbies
• Offering specialised care for people living with conditions such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, strokes and other conditions, as well as end of life care

We're looking for:

• A minimum of 6 months' professional care experience
• Household management skills e.g. cleaning, hoovering and keeping a home tidy
• Ability to work effectively within time allocated
• Reliable and punctual
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• IT skills - able to use a computer / laptop and online systems

If you're naturally friendly, with a desire to make a positive difference to your client's life, we want to hear from you!

The Good Care Group is part of a family of home care brands in the UK, including Oxford Aunts.

Please note any successful applicants for this role will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check for working with adults. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.