Care Assistant

Overview
Caremark Preston is seeking a compassionate and reliable domiciliary care assistant to join our small, dedicated team. This rewarding role involves providing high-quality care and support to individuals in their own homes, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and overall wellbeing.

As a Caremark Preston Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting customers with their daily activities, promoting independence, and delivering care in line with personalised care plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist customers with personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Support customers with mobility and physical activities to enhance their quality of life
• Assist with meal preparation and ensure appropriate nutrition is maintained
• Maintain accurate and timely records of care provided
• Monitor and report any changes in customers’ health or wellbeing
• Communicate effectively with customers, their families, and healthcare professionals
• Follow individual care plans carefully to meet each customer’s specific needs
• Provide companionship and engage customers in social activities to support mental wellbeing
• Ensure a clean, safe, and hygienic environment at all times

Experience and Skills

• Previous experience in a domiciliary care setting is preferred but not essential, as full training will be provided and ongoing support
• A good understanding of IT systems is beneficial for record keeping and communication
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required due to the nature of domiciliary care and where are customers are geographically located
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential
• An understanding of care plans and the ability to implement them effectively is desirable
• A caring, respectful, and professional approach is essential as well as bringing passion to the role
• As this role involves protecting vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, at their own expense

Additional Information

If you are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives and are committed to delivering high quality care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Apply today to join Caremark Preston and become part of a team that truly values its carers.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• Are you a driver, with use of your own car? If no, we will be unable to progress your application. This is due to the geographical location of our customers. If this question is not answered, then we will assume you are not a driver and your application will be rejected.
• Are you able to work every other weekend - Saturday and Sunday. If not, we would not be able to proceed, and your application will be rejected.
• Do you require sponsorship, as unfortunately this is not something we are able to offer.

Language:

• Conversational English (required)

Work Location: On the road