Job Title: Home Care Assistant (Wakefield)

Location: Wakefield

Contract: Full Time or Part Time hours available

Days of Work: Week One: Mon, Tues, Sat, Sun & Week Two: Weds, Thur, Fri

Salary: £12 to £12.30 per hour, Paid Travel Time, Paid Mileage, Welcome Bonus

Join our mission

We’re looking for a female Home Care Assistant to join our growing team and support our mission to make ageing a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. 

Our Home Care Assistants provide care in the community for people who need assistance to live independently within their own homes. This includes delivering a range of support with personal care and household tasks, to providing medication support and companionship.

Being a caring person by nature is the most important attribute needed to deliver great care. We are supportive, positive, honest, warm and committed people, and we’re looking for a Home Care Assistant to join us in delivering outstanding care in the community.

What we're looking for

Experience in care isn't necessary, as we provide exceptional training to all of our team. We’re looking for someone who has:

• The legal Right to Work in the UK without requiring Visa sponsorship: We don't currently provide Sponsorship and our Part Time hours exceed the 20 hour maximum threshold for Supplementary Employers.
• A Full UK Driving Licence and daily access to your own vehicle: You'll travel to our clients who live across Wakefield, so daily use of your own car is essential.
• An ability to work every other weekend: All of our shift patterns including working alternate weekends and we alternate between 7am - 2pm and 2pm - 10pm

Benefits 

Providing the best care starts with providing the best for Care Professionals. We offer:

• A Company culture which is welcoming, friendly and encouraging with a highly experienced Office Team to support you
• Paid travel time between care visits at your standard hourly rate plus Mileage payments on top of 45 pence per mile
• Fair and competitive hourly rate of £12 per hour on weekdays and £12.30 on weekends
• £200 Welcome Bonus and £500 Referral bonus scheme
• Paid DBS
• Ongoing training, development and career opportunities with encouragement and support to develop your skills and knowledge
• A commitment to 'Caring for our Carers' pledge and ongoing Employee Rewards and Recognition

If you are experienced in providing care - or are looking for a completely new challenge - you could be a great fit for our team. Please apply now; we'd love to hear from you!

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The role requires contact with vulnerable clients and will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
 

Make a difference in your local community

Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield is run by husband and wife Mark and Jackie Gillen and has been a valued company in the local community since 2018. 

Jackie is committed to ensuring the quality of services provided remains outstanding and enjoys guiding the strategic direction of the business and Mark is committed to ensuring we are an employer of choice; offering a positive, supportive, and pleasant working environment with great career opportunities.

Interested in joining the team?