Homecare Assistant

Medacs Healthcare are recruiting

Are you looking for a new career in care? Or just looking to work for a new company? Whether this be topping up your current hours or just looking for a fresh challenge, Medacs could be the place for you.

Medacs Healthcare are recruiting care assistants to support service users living at home in Twickenham, Richmond, London. It is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to make a difference in your local community.  

If you already work in care and have a transferable DBS, we can fast track your application and you could be earning within a few weeks.  

Role: Homecare Assistant  

Location: Twickenham, Richmond, London

Branch: London

Branch contact details: Elizabeth Lee-Sang Telephone: 020 8686 3842 or email us at londonhomecare@medacs.com

No Experience Required!

To be successful in the role of a Homecare Assistant you will: 

• Have a keen interest in providing care to vulnerable individuals who wish to remain living at home and facilitate their independence 
• Have empathy, a caring nature, drive and ambition  
• Be reliable and an enthusiastic team member 
• Good communicator 
• Good organisation/time management skills
• Have the right to live and work within the UK  

 Pay rates:  

• £11.95 - Monday - Friday  
• £12.15 - Weekends 
• Travel contribution - 90p per hour

 We have a variety of working patterns available covering the following hours:  

• 7am - 3pm  
• 3pm - 10pm  

 Benefits of working with Medacs Healthcare 

• Competitive Pay rates  - we pay the London Living Wage
• 0.90 p per hour travel contribution
• Bank Holiday enhancement pay 
• Weekly Pay 
• Pension Scheme 
• Full/Part time flexible hours are available to suit your work life balance 
• Care Friends - an easy, fun and rewarding referral app where you can build up points and make some extra money. You will also be rewarded for going above and beyond.   
• Access to Blue light card - sign up for a blue light card and receive discounts at 100's of outlets  
• Sick Pay 
• Holiday Pay 
• Company Mobile telephone for roster and call monitoring  
• Excellent in-house and online training (yearly refresher training) 
• Free DBS 
• Free PPE 
• On-going career support and professional development should you wish to progress 
• EAP Service - we will provide you access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Program, so if you're ever in a time of need, someone will always be there 
• Our employees mean a lot to us! We take pride in our care assistants and the support they deliver, so to give back, we host regular awards for our 'Star Care Assistants' 

Duties of a Care Assistant: 

• Domestic assistance 
• Personal care (assisting with washing and dressing, to aiding with toileting) 
• Medication support (support and training will be provided) 
• Meal preparation/support 
• Promoting dignity and respect, as well as independence and encourage service users' well-being 
• Emotional and social support 

Branch contact details: Elizabeth Lee-Sang Telephone: 020 8686 3842 or email us at londonhomecare@medacs.com

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