Health Care Assistant | Ouston & Perkinsville | £12.30 - £13.50 (DH2, DH3)

Health Care Assistant - Ouston & Perkinsville

Kelly Park Limited is a family run business founded in August 1994. We are Durham County Council’s preferred provider and are delighted to announce we have secured a 6-year contract with the local authority, providing domiciliary home care support to vulnerable adults and children across the county. We work in partnership with Skills for Care and Durham County Council’s Care Academy to continuously improve and develop the skill set of our staff, ensuring that we can meet the ever-changing needs of our service users. We aim to provide high-quality person-centered Care to our service users, ensuring they enjoy the best quality of life in their own homes, promoting their independence, and respecting their privacy and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence, caring for our service users in their own home.
• Encourage our service users to be actively involved in all aspects of their day-to-day care.
• Accompanying our service users to appointments and access their local community.
• Preparing meals and snacks to help sustain the service user’s nutritional needs.
• Tidying our service user’s home, assisting with basic domestic care tasks, ensuring their home environment is an enjoyable space for them.

Location we hate commuting too! we will do our best to provide clients as close to you as possible.

Flexibility get your work/life balance right with options to suit your lifestyle, with fixed working days and alternate weekends.

Birthdays We believe that celebrating your birthday is a time for joy, relaxation, and creating lasting memories with loved ones. By offering this dedicated day off, we hope to show our appreciation for each team member and recognize the importance of work-life balance.

Education & Learning free online courses available to you 24/7 through your mobile device, enabling you to grow your career. We also offer you the opportunity to study towards your Health & Social Care Diploma.

Expand your family circle working with our amazing service users, knowing you are in one of the most rewarding careers on the market.

Joining a great team at Kelly Park, with our dedicated support network.

For us, it is all about you! We look for people who are:

• Trustworthy
• Compassionate
• Patient
• Adaptable
• Multiskilled (cooking & cleaning skills are a bonus)

Along with a superhero personality, we also require a clear Enhanced DBS as well as two satisfactory references.

Pay we will pay you £12.30 per hour week days, £12.50 weekends and £13.50 on bank holidays, we are offering Guaranteed contracted hours to enable job, financial security.

Early Pay no waiting for payday thanks to our bespoke service, allowing you to access your pay when you need it.

Mileage allowance paid.

Pension scheme.

Holidays 5.6 weeks per annum (pro-rata).

Training full paid practical training including induction & shadowing will be provided.

Reward and recognition scheme.

Progression routes are available for those looking to progress their careers both in-house or externally through goal-orientated supportive and active reviews to help make sure you stay on track.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability status.