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Community Carer (South Queensferry) Drivers

Prestige Nursing
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh EH30, Scotland

Salary

£12.44 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for Community Care Assistants (Drivers) in South Queensferry, offering a salary of £12.44 per hour with additional benefits such as an enhanced public holiday rate and mileage reimbursement at 45p per mile.
  • Both full-time and part-time shifts are available, with a weekly rota that includes various days and split shifts from 7am to 2pm and/or 4pm to 10pm.
  • Candidates should ideally have paid experience in care, but full training is provided, and a driver's license with access to a vehicle is essential.
  • The role involves assisting clients with domestic tasks, personal care, medication management, and providing emotional support.
  • Applicants must be local residents, possess excellent communication skills, and be committed to the assigned shift patterns, with a focus on equal opportunities and safe recruitment practices.

Community Care Assistants (Drivers)

South Queensferry

£12.44 per hour, Enhanced Public Holiday Rate, Mileage at 45p per mile

Weekly Paid

Shift Pattern - Full time and Part time

  • Week 1 - Monday/Tuesday/Saturday/Sunday
  • Week 2 - Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

Shift Pattern (Full Time) - Days as above with split shifts of 7am - 2pm &/or 4pm to 10pm

Life at Prestige

People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Care Assistant, you'll join us in our continued efforts to make life better for our clients.

Who will you be helping to make life better for?

Our clients are looking for somebody to help with domestic tasks around the house, support with all personal care, medication management and administration, and general emotional support.

What can we offer you?

  • 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
  • Weekly pay
  • Blue light card
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
  • Continued professional development to support you & your career
  • Holiday pay
  • 'Refer with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money!'
  • 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:

  • Paid experience in care preferred but not essential as full training available
  • Must live locally and be able to commit to the rota and shifts patterns
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Caring, resilient, committed and reliable
  • A driver's licence and access to own vehicle is essential- business insurance req
  • Good professional and personal references

In line with Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

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.

You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

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.

By submitting your details, you acknowledge that Prestige Nursing & Care Ltd is collecting, processing, and using your personal data for managing your application and establishing an applicant database. For more information, please visit our Applicant Policy.

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