Full job description
Join our Poole care assistant team and receive up to £350 welcome bonus, and you’ll also have the time to make a real difference to our clients lives.
Poole Care Assistant Benefits:

• Pay starting from £13.50 per hour plus performance bonuses
• Paid mileage allowance
• Full training provided with a care certificate
• Refer a friend scheme: £100 bonus for each carer who joins the team
• Refer a client scheme: up to £100 referral bonus for new clients
• £350 Welcome Bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Permanent contracts
• Career progression opportunities to senior carer and beyond
• Holiday pay
• Wellbeing support through daily contact with the management team and regular team meetings
• Being part of a positive and inclusive team culture

Blossom Home Care is led by an experienced health and social care team, who are passionate about employing the best care assistants in Poole and making a real difference to people’s lives in our community, helping them remain independent and living in their own homes.
With longer visit times we have the time to deliver the care that people deserve, and our care staff are not rushed or stressed. We have an open culture amongst the entire team, encouraging continuous feedback and ideas to improve our service.
Poole Care Assistant Duties:

• Support and assist with personal care
• Provide specialist complex care
• Be a strong companion and offer supportive listening
• Build strong relationships with the client, their family and healthcare professionals
• Observing and reporting any changes in the health or status of the patient
• Preparing meals and feeding patients
• Prompting and administering medication
• Support daily tasks and activities
• Provide physical and emotional support with hobbies and social activities

We are not providing work permits currently.
Essential: Full driving license and access to a car and must be able to work every other weekend.
This job is also known as Healthcare Assistant, Domiciliary Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer.
Locations Covered: Poole, Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Lilliput, Ashley Cross, Broadstone, Hamworthy, Upton, Corfe Mullen.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £13.50 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 48 per week
Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Do you have use of a car?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Carer
Expected start date: 09/12/2024