Visiting Care Professional - East Kent

Good Oaks Home Care Ltd; Canterbury, Ashford, Hythe, Dover; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An award-winning home care provider in Kent is seeking Care Professionals to deliver quality visiting care in East Kent. Join an organization that values and rewards caring individuals. The role offers flexible contracts ranging from full-time to part-time, alongside competitive pay between £12.80 and £14 per hour and additional benefits including paid training and mileage reimbursement. Ideal candidates exhibit strong communication skills and a commitment to professional development, with training provided for newcomers.

Benefits

Paid mileage

Paid training

Employee discounts

Holiday pay

Referral bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No experience required; training provided.
• You must have the right to work in the UK.
• A valid driver's license and access to a vehicle is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage in conversation with the client.
• Assist with daily household tasks and activities.
• Monitor medication schedules and assist clients with personal care.

Skills

Excellent people and communication skills

Reliable and trustworthy

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time

Physical stamina for household tasks

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 Kent working around East Kent (Canterbury, Ashford, Hythe and Dover), 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?

• £12.80 to £14 per hour (weekdays and weekends) plus 35p mileage
• 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!