Casual Care Support Assistant
Location: Countywide in clients’ homes or within our Day Centres
Rate of Pay: £12.71 per hour
Hours of Work: Casual hours available – Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
About the role
This is a new hybrid role of Day Care and Care Support at Home.
Care Support At Home offers older people a service that is tailored to each client’s individual need. Would you like to join our team of friendly, caring people who make a real difference to the people we support?
You will provide a high-quality home care service to clients, providing assistance with daily living activities whilst ensuring the client’s overall wellbeing and safety. This role is to support clients in maintaining their independence and quality of life. You will also provide a care service in our day centres in Northamptonshire. You will work with the client in their own home and support them to benefit from what their local community can offer, undertaking a variety of tasks. You will be supporting clients to live as independently as possible, travelling to the local supermarket, garden centre or supporting them to attend GP appointments.
The service also offers carers a break, often for longer periods of time, and gives the chance to talk to someone who understands and who will listen and give them support.
You will also provide personal care, including bathing, toileting and continence support, which will only be undertaken within Day Care Centre settings and in line with appropriate training and procedures. We are looking for someone who is able to work flexibly across shifts and locations within Northamptonshire in line with service needs.
About you
You will ideally have experience of working with older people and of care work, but it’s not essential. We are looking for someone with the hands-on experience and life skills that will enable them to provide a caring, professional service. You must have empathy with, and an understanding of, the behaviour of others, recognising that each person is an individual with varied life experience, making them who they are today.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and keep accurate records are also essential.
- You will need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- We are not able to accept visa sponsorships.
We want you to get the best out of working with us so that we can provide an excellent service to our clients.
How to apply for this vacancy
Download the job description and equal opportunities policy on this page.
Or complete either the Word or PDF version of the application form on this page and either email to recruitment@ageuknorthants.org.uk or post it to:
Age UK Northamptonshire
The William and Patricia Venton Centre
York Road
Northampton
NN1 5QJ
Please do not send CVs as they will be discounted. For more information about other roles and working for Age UK Northamptonshire call 01604 611200 or email recruitment@ageuknorthants.org.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 12th June, 9am
Interviews: to be arranged
Application form as a PDF to download and print out (404 KB)
Application form to download and open with Microsoft Word (158 KB)