Support Worker
Caerphilly area
n/a
Varied hours available
Care is more than just a job, it’s a calling!
If you are the sort of person who enjoys building lasting relationships and caring for others is part of what makes you who you are, then we may have just the role for you!
My Care My Home have exciting opportunities within the Caerphilly area for Community Support Workers. These areas include - Newbridge, Risca, Crumlin, Blackwood, Pontllanfraith, Crosskeys, Wattsville and Ynysddu.
You will be working as part of our knowledgeable and passionate team providing an essential role within our outcome focused services, delivering care to elderly and vulnerable adults within their own homes.
If you would like to be part of this amazing service, including working with an exceptional branch support network, and dedicated, professional colleagues, then please read on!
About the role
We have a variety of hours available to suit your lifestyle (days, evenings, and weekends); with working patterns between the times of 7.00am to 3.00pm and 3.00pm to 10.00pm.
Depending on your availability, we are flexible and can offer part-time and full-time contracts to suit your needs, with the option of extra bank hours. We now offer the option of weekly or monthly pay.
This is a domiciliary care role, which may include sits; you will make calls to service users throughout your shift and you must be prepared to travel within the service catchment area and work every other weekend or 1 day each weekend.
A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle with 'business use' car insurance is essential to undertake this role. However, we can also offer Community Support Worker roles to non-drivers, dependant on the area in which you live.
Duties include
• Prompting/support with personal care and dressing (which could include assistance with intimate personal care).
• Support with light household duties, including laundry, shopping and cleaning, meal preparation.
• Assisting with medication – this could be collecting prescriptions, prompting, or administering medication.
• Accompanying to medical appointments if needed.
• General companionship.
What can we offer you
• Rate of pay: £9.90 per hour (weekdays), An above National Living Wage of £10.00 per hour for weekends – with enhanced Bank Holiday rates.
• The option to be paid Weekly or Monthly Pay
• £1,000 net bonus for new care staff who work a minimum of 6 shifts before 30th June 2022
• Paid travel time and mileage allowance for cars and bikes.
• £1,000 Refer a friend scheme (subject to conditions).
• Free uniform and full PPE.
• Paid induction training, including shadowing in the field.
• Family friendly company which offers flexible working and flexible contracts
• Employee assistance programme, providing health and wellbeing and financial support to you and your family.
• Learning and Development opportunities to support your career goals.
• Smartphone app to easily keep in touch and up to date
Do I need previous experience?
We do not ask for any formal qualifications or previous experience of working within the care sector previously as full training and support will be given.
As part of the pre-employment process for this role an enhanced DBS check will be actioned.