Home Support Service Assistant
Helping to create a society in which older people are valued and recognised; improving the quality of life for older people
To develop our support services to older people in the community we are looking for committed and enthusiastic people to join our staff team.
Salary:
£22,010.56 per annum (pro rata) - £11.44 per hour
Hours:Guaranteed 3 hours a week, with the expectation of working 16+ hours per week.
Contract Term:Permanent
Location:Working primarily in your local community, supporting the service throughout the Wakefield Metropolitan district
Job Role:To provide personalised social and domestic support to customers in the Home Support Service (HSS). To enable and empower older people to maximise their independence. To assist customers with a variety of duties and activities to reduce isolation and provide a means of remaining in own home and community. Promote choice and control and meet express needs and wishes whilst reinforcing the values of the charity and the important work undertaken for older people in the district.
Previous experience not essential - full training, equipment and a mobile phone will be provided.
Applicants must be able to drive with access to a vehicle with business use insurance and be able to reliably commute or relocate to Wakefield District, West Yorkshire for this job.
For more information on our Home Support Service click here
If you are committed to providing a quality service in a manner that promotes dignity, respect and independence for older people we would like to hear from you.
How to apply:
To apply please download and complete all the document below:
Job Description and Person Specification
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
or alternatively email jobs@ageukwd.org.uk
For further enquires please ring Becky Cutts, Home Support Service Registered Manager on 01977 664861
Care Assistant - Home Support Service
Are you caring, committed and enthusiastic about supporting individuals to remain independent at home?
Do you want a role where every day is different, offers a new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference?
Do you want to help reduce older people’s social isolation and loneliness in your community?
If you have answered YES to the above questions you could be the person we are looking for.
Our offer
- Salary:£23,222 per annum pro rata
- Salaried positions, 5 week’s holiday plus bank holidays, company pension & sick pay
- Various hours’contracts available up to 30 hours with the option of overtime (min 16 hour contracts)
- Paid training provided, paid travel time and mileage allowance
- No experience necessary
- Work in your local community and across Wakefield District
- Flexible working within the service hours (7am to 10pm) including unsociable hours working early mornings, evenings, alternate weekends and Bank Holidays.
- A work phone and app to complete visit tasks
- Every call is at least 30 minutes so you can spend quality time with the client (even time for a cuppa)
Essential requirements
- Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check
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Applicants must be able to drive with access to a vehicle with business use insurance and be able to reliably commute or relocate to Wakefield District, West Yorkshire for this job.
Main Duties
Supporting people to remain independent in their own homes providing but not limited to:
- Help with medicines
- Meal preparation
- Assistance with bathing and showering
- Domestic support including shopping, cleaning, laundry and ironing
- Social support including outings/ appointments
For more information on our Home Support Service click here
If you are committed to providing a quality service in a manner that promotes dignity, respect and independence for older people we would like to hear from you.
How to apply:
To apply please download and complete all the document below:
Job Description and Person Specification
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
or alternatively email your CV to jobs@ageukwd.org.uk
For further enquires please ring Becky Cutts, Home Support Service Registered Manager on 01977 664861
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