Home Care Worker

Being a Home Care Worker with ND Care & Support is truly a special experience. You'll be making a profound difference in the lives of people who need a bit of help with their daily activities. Picture beginning your day with a sense of purpose, knowing that your assistance enables someone to live more independently and comfortably. Each visit, task, and conversation you engage in makes a significant impact. You'll forge meaningful connections and create lasting memories with the individuals you support. This role is more than just employment; it's an opportunity to bring happiness and comfort to someone's life while also fostering your own personal and professional growth. The duties include:

• Personalised Care Plans: Tailored support for individuals in their own homes.
• Daily Hygiene Assistance: Help with washing, oral care, bathing, and dressing.
• Mobility Support: Assistance with getting up and going to bed.
• Meal Preparation: Encouragement and support during mealtimes.
• Medication Administration: Ensuring health and safety with precise care.
• Household Assistance: Creating a nurturing and supportive living environment.
• Toileting Support: Help with toilet visits and changing incontinence aids.
• Specialised Equipment Use: Safe and respectful movement of clients.
• Accurate Record-Keeping: Maintaining continuity of care.
• Emotional Support and Companionship: Providing comfort and companionship.
We are on a mission to find individuals who can bring the following exceptional interpersonal skills to our team and make a positive impact.
• Empathy: The power to understand and share the feelings of others
• Communication: Effectively sharing and receiving information
• Patience: Staying calm and composed, even when things get a little hectic.
• Dependability: Being someone others can count on - trust is so important.
• Flexibility: Being open to adjusting to the changing needs of clients.
• Compassion: Showing genuine care and concern for those around you.
• Respect: Valuing the dignity and preferences of each individual.
Essential Requirements:
• Car owner/Driver
• Commit to working every other weekend
• Work a minimum of 16 hours per week
  
  We offer a competitive salary of £14.12 per hour on weekdays and £14.68 on weekends, paid weekly (this includes rolled-up holiday pay).
• We'll cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check, and Social Care Wales registration fee, and even provide a Blue Light Card-saving you over £70!
• Paid travel and waiting time up to 30 minutes.
• Paid mileage on support sessions (40p per mile).
• Full-time hours and set shifts, or flexible shift patterns.
• Refer a friend to join our team, and you'll both receive a £150 bonus-what a win-win! (paid once you have both worked 12 weeks).
• A 5-day in-depth Induction and training programme (paid at national minimum wage once you have worked for us for a minimum of 100 hours).
• The opportunity to buddy with an experienced carer when you start meeting our clients., Regular work
• Flexible shift patterns
• Travel time, waiting time and mileage payments
• Full paid visits, not minute by minute
• Free PPE & uniform
• Support to achieve Social Care Wales Registration
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Supportive management
• Free access to wellbeing events and webinars
• Access to high street and travel discounts
• Professional development opportunities
• Excellent career progression
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.