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Care Assistant - Advinia Home Care

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Brentwood
Salary
Up to £19000 per annum
Closing date
11 Aug 2022

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Care Assistant - Advinia Home Care

Permanent, Full Time and Part Time

£10.25 per hour

Location: Brentwood and surrounding areas

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Advinia Home Care to recruit Care Assistants for their home care service covering the Brentwood and the surrounding areas including;

  • Hutton
  • Ingrave
  • Kelvedon Hatch
  • Harold Wood
  • Billericay
  • Upminster

The shift patterns vary with both full time and part time hours available and will require day, night and weekend working. Shift times can be discussed at interview stage.

Advinia Home Care are part of the well-established and highly respected Advinia Healthcare Group of companies, which has been dedicated to the provision of high-quality care since 1996. Quality is important to their business because they value their customers and strive to provide care services which meet and even exceed their expectations. Advinia Home Care are committed to continuous improvement and have established a Quality Management System which provides a framework for measuring and improving our performance.

The Care Assistant role is to support service users with all aspects of their day to day living so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. Duties include;

  • All aspects of personal care
  • Supporting service users with taking medicines
  • Helping the service users with eating and drinking
  • Safely use aids and personal equipment in a manner that respects the dignity of the service user.
  • Support with housework
  • Social and physical activities or mental stimulation (i.e., hobbies, etc)
  • Supporting a service user through temporary and terminal illness
  • Please note as this is a home care role, applicants will need to have a full driver's licence and access to their own vehicle.

    Note: ECC are advertising this role on behalf of Advinia Home Care and if successful you will be employed by Advinia Home Care.

    Advinia Home Care applies a robust recruitment vetting process. If you are successful you will need to undergo a Pre-employment Vetting Procedure.

    As part of employment should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

    Advinia Home Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors, and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.

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    If you have any queries regarding this role, please contact

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