Care Assistant – One to One in Private Residence

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Would you like to join a small team to support an elderly gentleman with day to day tasks in his home.

What Can We Offer You?

• Competitive salary
• 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service, up to 25 days – Pro rata
• A day off for your Birthday
• Life assurance from day one
• Free 24-hour employee assistance program
• Free health & wellbeing subscription
• Working within Ipswich

What We Need from You?

• Availability to cover the hours between 7am and 9pm and holiday cover. Preferably 2 12 hour shifts with 4 days off in between.
• Skilled personal care giver
• Discretion, trustworthiness and patience
• Able to advise against making decisions that could affect their health or welfare
• Assist with personal care and mobility
• Companionship and a friendly face
• DBS - Reimbursed by the Company once you have completed your probation
• Access to own Vehicle
• Must have a Full clean driving license (a license check will be completed by us as per our standard company procedure)

Responsibilities and duties:

• Provide personal care assistance
• General healthcare assistance
• Prepare and cook healthy meals
• General cleaning duties and laundry after getting up in the morning and meal preparation
• Ensure medications are taken when needed
• Assistance with any light physio exercise that may be needed
• Possible occasional driving to and from locations of appointments/meetings/events

There will be other duties that may come up but we would discuss this in more detail at any interview.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary: From £16,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Holidays
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ipswich: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person