Care Assistant

Am I the right person for this Care Assistant job? Come and join the team as a Care Assistant and make the Alina Homecare difference. We are looking for kind and caring people who want to make a difference in the lives of others. If you have a caring attitude and willingness to make a difference, come and join our fantastic care assistant team based in Stevenage and the surrounding areas. You won't regret it. As one of our care assistants, you will get to meet our wonderful clients and build relationships.

If you think that you could make a difference to someone's day and genuinely care about people, then we have the Care Assistant opportunity for you. All we expect from you is:

• A caring attitude and a willingness to make a difference
• A desire to see elderly and vulnerable people treated with care and respect
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
• Good communication skills and a good sense of humour
• Good teamwork skills
  
  About the Company
We passionately believe in providing top-quality, reassuring home care services which positively support your mum through dementia, your dad after his op, your friend with her medication and anyone who may need support to live at home. It is the skill and compassion of our carers and support workers that make this belief a reality. Alina Homecare was founded by James Deeley and Fergus Kee who share a passion for driving up quality standards and professionalising home care. Drawing on their varied and relevant experience, Alina was created with two very clear objectives to provide high quality, compassionate home care and a stable and supportive environment for our care and support staff

Not only do we offer fantastic rates of pay, job satisfaction and very flexible hours that suit you, we also offer the following:
• Guaranteed Hours (to reassure you that you will have a constant regular wage)
• Flexible hours that work around you
• Part time / full time / weekday / weekend / morning / evening work available
• Career development - Alina Care Assistant Ambassador Scheme
• Local work
• Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays
• Paid holiday
• Free care assistant induction training
• Regular paid care assistant refresher training
• Free care assistant uniform
• Mileage allowance - 20p per mile
• Opportunity to study for Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Roles are subject to DBS checks (free)
• Exclusive care assistant employee discounts on your favourite brands helping you make great savings!
• Exceptional support from our office staff and existing care assistants
• Competitive leasing deals on new cars for you, your family & friends
• Enhanced Weekend pay rate., Hours of Work:Up to 40 hrs/week - 7am to 2pm / 4pm to 10pm - Flexible Hours
As a care assistant, you can be the highlight of somebody's day or you can be there for them in their darkest hour, but you'll do it all with the full support of our fantastic team of office staff and existing care assistants. Below are some examples of what our clients may need your support with as a care assistant: Light cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal preparation, medication, personal care, help to get dressed, washing and bathing, medical appointments, day centres, appointments and social activities.