Home Care Worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
NEW RATES FOR 2022! £11 - £12.50 PER HOUR + MILEAGE + TRAVEL TIME
ABOUT CARING COMES 1ST LTD:
Caring Comes 1st Ltd is a domiciliary care provider who specialise in home care for elderly and disabled clients. We are a family run, client focused company. We provide excellent support to help people maintain and retain their independence and dignity in their own home.
Caring Comes 1st Ltd is now recruiting for full & part time Health Care Assistants to join our team in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
We are looking for caring and compassionate people, who are passionate about making a genuine difference to people’s lives, to providing person centred care and support to our elderly and disabled clients, within the comfort of their own home.
We currently have a variety of contract hours available, with various shift patterns between 7am and 11pm, Monday to Sunday.
We cover the following areas: Kingswood, Emersons Green, Downend, Warmley, Mangotsfield, Cadbury Heath, Oldland Common, Hanham, Stockwood, Keynsham, Saltford, Temple Cloud, Wick, Pucklechurch, Filton.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with personal hygiene and bathing
- Support with shopping, meal planning and preparation
- Light domestic tasks and general household duties
- Assist with prescribed medication
- Support clients with accessing the community and provide companionship
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Driving licence and own vehicle essential
- Experience in caring for others preferable, however full training arranged
- Caring and compassionate nature
- Patient and empathetic
- Strong communication skills
- Reliable, committed and professional
- Flexible to work alternative weekends
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
- Competitive pay rates:
7am – 4pm: Weekdays £11, Weekends £11.50
4pm until finish: Weekdays £12, Weekends £12.50
- Guaranteed contracted hours
- Paid mileage at 40p per mile
- Paid travel time
- Enhanced Bank Holidays pay (double pay)
- 28 days paid holiday (pro rata)
- Full, on-going support from your Service Manager
- Company mobile phone or £5 per month own phone bonus
- DBS charges refunded after 1 month service
- Free uniform and P.P.E
- Full induction and on-going training arranged
- Career progression opportunities
- Flexible working hours
BENEFIT SCHEMES INCLUDING:
- Attendance target bonus - £40 per month
SENIOR CARERS WANTED:
We are currently looking to recruit 2 senior carers, with qualification level 3 in Health & Social Care or working towards. Extra duties include on-call (£50 per week), care plans, spot checks, reviews. Salary: £11.50 - £13 per hour + mileage
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Apprenticeship, Zero hours contract, Graduate, Volunteer
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week
Salary: £11.00-£12.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
COVID-19 considerations:
Full PPE provided
Application question(s):
- Are you a UK resident?
Experience:
- Home care: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Home Care Worker roles across Caring Comes 1st Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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