Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting A1 Home Care to recruit Health Care Assistant for their home care service based in Chelmsford.

The pay rate for this position starts at £10 per, Monday to Friday, and increasing to £11 per hour at the weekend.

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

A1 Home Care has been providing high quality home care services in Chelmsford and the wider Essex area since 2007. They are committed to providing thoughtful and caring home help services, which are specifically tailored to individual needs, always ensuring that they are treated with the greatest respect, dignity and consideration.

By maintaining consistently high standards of care, A1 Home Care ensure that:

• Every client's right to live independently and without prejudice is adhered to in a respectful manner
• Clients are treated as you would wish to be treated ourselves - with dignity and respect at all times
• Clients are empowered to be independent in making their own decisions regarding their daily lives
• Always maintain confidentiality and privacy and support clients in all aspects of their day-to-day lives
• Personal information is treated in the strictest confidence and is never shared unless there is a danger to a client or care/support worker

As a Health Care Assistant will visit the clients at their homes within the Chelmsford area to offer support and help with their personal and domestic care. This is a very rewarding role, making such a difference to people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care to clients within their own home
• Support with meal preparation, housework and laundry
• Providing care in line with the care package provided

Benefits

• New Starter Onboard Bonus - £200 (terms and conditions apply)
• Flexible working hours
• Guaranteed Contracted hours available (if required)
• Increase pay rate for rural visits
• Mileage pay - 40p per mile
• Parking permits
• Staff refer a friend Bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Full new starter and ongoing training
• Diploma Health and Social care courses available

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 A1 Home Care and if successful you will be employed by A1 Home Care.

A1 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

A1 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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