Visiting Care Professional (Domiciliary)

Good Oaks Home Care Ltd; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier home care provider seeks a Care Professional to deliver quality visiting care in Bishop's Stortford and Great Dunmow. The role offers flexible hours, from part-time to full-time, with opportunities for career progression and paid training. No experience is necessary, and a valid driver’s license is required. Join a team that values and rewards dedicated individuals.

Benefits

Paid mileage

Holiday pay

Paid training

Professional and personal development

Long stay bonus

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• No experience required, paid training provided.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle required.
• Willingness to undertake a DBS check necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation with clients.
• Assist with daily household tasks and activities.
• Perform light housekeeping duties including cleaning and laundry.
• Assist with meal preparation and cooking.
• Run errands such as grocery shopping.
• Assist with personal care tasks if required.
• Monitor medication schedules as needed.
• Accompany clients to appointments if required.

Skills

Good work ethic

Excellent people skills

Time management

Professionalism

Reliability

Confidentiality

Physical stamina

Communication skills

Job description

Join Our Award-Winning Team at GoodOaks that value and rewards the caring people who work with us!

At GoodOaks, we're proud of the professional yet personal care that our carers provide. As an awardwinning home care company, we strive to be the go-to provider of quality care by valuing, developing, and rewarding the dedicated individuals who work with us.

We’re looking for a Care Professional (part time or full time) to join our brilliant team in East Hert working around Bishop's Stortford and Great Dunmow, to provide quality visiting care to people in their homes. As a Good Oaks carer, you’d make a huge difference to the quality of our clients’ lives, having enough time to go the extra mile.

We work hard to develop care roles into a rewarding career that people can progress in; we offer salaried and flexible contracts, paid mileage, career progression through funded diplomas and our Team Leader structure that we only recruit from within for.

No experience required and we provide paid training and detailed support when you join.

What will you do?

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation with the client
• Provide assistance with daily household tasks and activities
• Perform light housekeeping duties, including cleaning, dusting, laundry and ironing
• Assist with meal preparation and cooking
• Run errands, such as grocery shopping or picking up prescriptions
• Assist with personal care tasks, such as bathing and grooming (if required)
• Monitor medication schedules and remind clients to take their medication (if required)
• Accompany clients to appointments or social outings (if required)

Who are you?

• You’re a caring individual with a good work ethic
• You have excellent people and communication skills
• You’re able to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
• You can demonstrate professionalism and can treat people with respect
• You’re reliable and trustworthy and can maintain confidentiality of client information
• You have the physical stamina to perform household tasks and assist with personal care
• You have a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle for work
• You're willing to undertake a DBS check to work with vulnerable adults
• You must have the right to work in the UK

This is intended to provide a general overview of the position. Duties and responsibilities may vary depending on the specific needs of the client.

What do we offer?

• Full time or part time hours. Day, evening and weekend hours to suit
• Supportive, professional and common-sense management and ongoing support
• Pay and benefit package includes paid mileage, holiday pay, and paid training
• Ongoing professional and personal development, training and progression
• Long stay bonus and referral bonus scheme
• Paid volunteer days
• Employee discounts including Blue Light Card

We will undertake a paid DBS and right to work check prior to you starting.

If you’d like to work for a company that values and develops your career while doing a rewarding, life-affirming job, click the apply button below!