FAQs (Care Assistant)
We pay £11 per hour from Monday to Friday, and £12 per hour from Friday evening (5pm onwards) to Sunday. There are very generous enhanced rates paid for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
We have contracted shift patterns available, which include alternate weekend hours. Our Care Team are very flexible in matching clients to the hours you prefer to work. Alternatively, we have a bank zero hour contract – but there is no guarantee each week what will be offered, and these hours are offered to contracted staff first.
All staff have to attend 1st Aid, Medication, Mental Health Act, Safeguarding, Moving & Handling - this training is completed on site, and held by our own specialist staff.
There is also online training via Flexibee covering:-
Catheter Care
Communication and Record Keeping
Corona Virus Awareness
Dementia Care
Dignity, Privacy and Respect
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
Fire Safety
Food Safety
GDPR Awareness
Health and Safety Awareness
Infection Prevention and Control
Managing Challenging Behaviour
Yes, the Care Team will arrange for you to shadow a competent member of the team until you are ready.
We are looking for the right candidate for the role and your motivation for working in Social Care is vitally important to us. We are happy to provide full training to the right candidates.
Continuity of care is extremely important, you will get to know your clients very well. Our aim is to ensure you are given the same visits each week, however, we do have to make some changes on occasion because of staff availability. Rotas are also reviewed when new clients and staff are taken on.
All Care Assistants have to over the age of 18.
Mileage is calculated from arrival at your first and to your last job of the day.
We do not discriminate against staff with tattoos – but we do insist that any that may cause offence are covered and out of sight. Piercings are also acceptable, as long as they are not a Health and Safety Hazard, much like jewellery - any that can potentially catch or get caught should be removed for your own safety and that of the clients.
