HOMECARE – SUPPORT WORKER – Gateshead
£10.00 – £10.50 an hour | Part time / full time hours available
Helping Hands Community Care is recruiting for Home Care Support Workers in Gateshead and surrounding areas.
We provide the care and support our service users need to achieve a fulfilling life, to enable them to maintain their independence in the comfort of their own homes.
Typical responsibilities of our Home Care Support Workers include assisting our service users with personal care such as bathing and toileting; changing their clothes; medication administration and some domestic chores around our service user’s home, such as meal preparation and shopping whilst importantly giving them companionship.
Employee Benefits:
- Rates of pay £10.00 – £10.50 per hour
- £250 bonus paid on successfully passing probation
- Bank holiday premiums
- Funded study for a qualification in Health and Social care is available subject to a qualifying criteria with a bonus paid after successful completion
- Mileage payments
- Flexible and guaranteed hours
- Pension scheme
- Retail and leisure discounts
- Staff wellbeing scheme
- Company mobile phone
- Uniform
COVID-19 vaccine available for key workers and weekly testing in line with Government guidance.
Previous experience of caring for vulnerable people is an advantage, but we do provide a full induction training course for all new staff.
We are looking for people who are caring and sensitive with a desire to help others; passionate about providing quality of care and support to our service users, strong organisation and communication skills who are reliable and trustworthy. A Full Driving Licence and a car are essential.
If you would like to be part of an experienced team, helping us to support those who need help most, we would love to hear from you.
Apply for this position by sending an up-to-date CV (including your email address and telephone number) to our recruitment team.
