Care Assistant

As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you will provide high-quality domiciliary care and home care support to clients within their own homes across the BCP area. Your role may include:

• Personal care
• Medication support
• Companionship
• Meal preparation
• Dementia support
• Assisting with daily living
• Promoting independence and well-being
• Travelling between clients in the community
This is a community-based role where no two days are the same.Working Hours Flexible shifts are available:
• Full-time
• Part-time
• Morning shifts
• Evening shifts
• Weekend availability
Typical care calls may begin from around 7am. We will work with your availability where possible, but flexibility is important. Applicants should ideally be available for alternate weekends and some evening work.

Experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Carer, Community Carer, Domiciliary Care Worker or Support Practitioner is welcomed but not essential.,
• Caring and compassionate?
• Reliable and professional?
• Comfortable working independently?
• Looking for a rewarding career in care?
• Happy working within your local community?, Right to work in the UK
• Ability to travel between clients within the community
• Good communication skills
• A positive, patient and caring approach
• Flexibility around care-call requirements, Ability to work independently within the community
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings and alternate weekends
• Comfortable travelling between client visits throughout the day
Desired criteria
• Previous care experience (not essential)
  
  At Abicare, we're looking for reliable, caring people who genuinely want to make a difference in their local community as we grow our Homecare services across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area.
This role can be challenging at times, but it is also one of the most rewarding careers you can have. Many of our carers have stayed with us for years because they feel supported, valued and know their work matters.

Join Abicare this August and receive a £50 Welcome Bonus when you successfully complete all required training and are confirmed as hired. This is in addition to our existing longer-term Welcome Bonus scheme. Terms & conditions apply. August campaign only.,
• £14.24 per hour inclusive of holiday pay
• Paid travel time between care calls
• 35p per mile contribution
• Paid induction & training
• £400 Welcome Bonus
• £200 Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Ongoing support from a friendly local team
• Career progression opportunities
• Full training
• Shadow shifts and ongoing development
• Support towards Care Certificate training