Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker / Driver

Home Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker with experience of working with challenging behaviour,who is kind, caring and compassionate and wants to make a real difference to others is required for a Domiciliary Care Company based in Birmingham, West Midlands.

PLEASE NOTE: A Full UK Driving Licence is Essential

SALARY: £11.50 - £12.50 per hour + Benefits

LOCATION: Covering the Birmingham area

JOB TYPE: Full-Time and Part Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Fixed Rota Shift Patterns

** Full-Time and Part-Time Positions Available **

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Home Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker with experience of working with challenging behaviour,who is kind, caring and compassionate and wants to make a real difference to others.

Working as the Home Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker you will perform duties and tasks that enhance the lives of individuals within their own homes.

The service caters for people who have care and support needs, including autism, learning disabilities and mental or physical health issues. Individuals may also display behaviours that are challenging.

Supported individuals may have been in hospital for a prolonged period of time and require robust support to aid their community and social integration.

As the Home Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker you will effectively communicate with the supported individuals, their family, friends and other health and social care professionals. You will be transporting the service users and other staff members to appointments and activities. Therefore, a full UK driving licence is essential to this role.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

The ideal Home Care Assistant / Healthcare Support Worker will:

• Be passionate about care

• Have good verbal, numeracy, and written skills

• Have the ability to show empathy and recognise the importance of putting the individual first

• Have good punctuality and attendance

• Hold a Full UK Driving Licence

• Have knowledge of Safeguarding of vulnerable people

• Be able to commit to fixed rota patterns

• Have a good understanding of confidentiality and the General Data Protection Act

• Have knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace

• Have achieved QCF in Health and Social Care Level 2, or commitment to working towards

• Be able to continuously learn and develop new skills and increase knowledge

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P12877

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