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Care Assistant
Blackpool and surrounding areas
Min £12.00 per hour with weekly pay
Full Time and Part Time shifts available
About Prestige Nursing & Care Blackpool
Blackpool branch prides itself on the care they deliver in and around the community, with colleagues and clients having been with us for over 15 years! Whilst our branch is situated in Blackpool, much of our work is in and around our towns and villages within the local areas. We offer a variety of care services; however, we do pride ourselves on the excellent support and care we deliver.
What our clients are looking for
We are looking for weekend care workers to cover a number of different packages. The packages of care will be calling on the same clients each weekend, so as to build up a relationship and bond with the client. Visits might mean helping with domestic tasks around the house, medication management and administration, and general emotional support.
Do you need experience?
As much as this is preferred, we do offer an excellent care certificate training programme for anyone who is new to care.
How will you be helping?
- Medication management and administration
- Help around the house
- General emotional support
What we offer:
- A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle.
- You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
- Work with our own clients, no agency work.
- Pension scheme
- Blue light card
- Free DBS check
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
- Continued professional development to support you & your career
- Weekly Pay
- Holiday Pay
- Refer a friend with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money - T&C's apply
- Employee Assistance line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
- Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
We're looking for:
- Excellent communication skills
- A driver's licence is essential
- Good professional and personal references
In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.
You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.
Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.
As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.
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Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early
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