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Can you provide comfort and reassurance when it matters the most? We are dealing with uncertain times at the moment, and we need sensitive, patient and understanding carers to help with our more vulnerable residents.
Cross Keys Care are seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant in the Peterborough area to support people in their own homes. This is a permanent role with contracted hours to suit your needs. Full time or part time. We work within a 5-mile radius of the Peterborough city centre.
No experience needed. We are more about you sharing and demonstrating our values. You don’t need to have previous experience in care to be successful in this role, as full training will be provided.
We are looking for people who want:
- Full time or part time contracted hours
- Mornings, evenings & weekends
We are looking for people who drive and have their own vehicle.
What is domiciliary care?
Domiciliary care is providing extra support to people who live independently in their own homes. This could include household tasks, personal care, social calls and other tasks required, which allows people to maintain both their independence and quality of life.
Main Duties:
- Personal care includes washing, dressing, bathing, toileting and medication monitoring and/or assistance
- Social and shopping calls
- Meal preparation
- To provide the highest quality care to service users in their own homes in accordance with their support plan, in person-centred approach
- To be aware of the personal needs and requirements of your service users, communicating successfully, not only with your service user, their family, friends and other healthcare professionals
- Maintain appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting back any changes or concerns in your service user’s circumstances or condition
If you are looking for a genuinely rewarding career with a company that values you then apply today.
In Return:
This is an excellent opportunity to work for an organisation that really values their employees.
- Competitive hourly rate £13.84 ph Monday - Friday & £14.40ph bank holidays and weekends)
- 45p per mile for travel expenses
- £1.00 per hour for mileage
- Full training is given leading to a Certificate in Care
- Free uniform, mobile phone, PPE equipment and a DBS check
- 28 days paid holidays inclusive of bank holidays. Plus, an extra day per year for every extra year worked. Capped at 5 extra days
- £250 Refer a friend scheme
- Complete care certificate within a 1-month period
- A great pension scheme; CKH will double employee’s contribution up to a maximum of 10%. SHPS members will also benefit from Life Cover in the event of death in service. (T&C apply)
- CKH rewards benefit platform. Access to instant vouchers, cashback and reloadable gift card
- Employee Assistance Programme. 24-hour free counselling and legal advice
- CKH employees who have successfully passed their probationary period will be eligible to sign up for Westfield Health, which is a completely free service that gives you access to a range of health cash benefits and services. You will receive money back on a range of essential healthcare including new glasses, contact lenses, dental treatment and physiotherapy. If you have dependent children, they will also be covered on certain benefits up to the age of 22.
Hours of work are flexible between 7am and 10pm - This is on a rota basis, working 5 over 7 days with alternative weekends
A commercial business with a social heart, our vision is to create opportunities that change lives through our drive, expertise, resources and passion. And you can see our values of action, commitment, excellence, integrity and teamwork in everything we do.
Our dynamic approach has made us one of the region’s leading providers of affordable homes for rent and sale. Responding to change with agility and innovation, we’ll continue to grow our business in today’s fast-paced operating environment.
With a development programme set to deliver more than 2,500 homes over the next five years, we’re committed to building quality, affordable homes that people want to live in throughout the east of England. That’s an approach that secured us the title of Development Programme of the Year at the 2018 UK Housing Awards.
Members of the National Housing Federation, PlaceShapers, Homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the CBI and BuildEast.
