Careers

Personal Care Assistant

Job Description

Posting Reference: CHELMS/003
Employer: Chelmscare Ltd
Renumeration: £12.00 - £14.75 / hour
Location: Borehamwood, Potter Bar, Watford
Region: Hertfordshire
Position: Permanent - Full Time
Application email: hr@chelmscare.co.uk
Required Language: English
Are you a caring individual who wants to make a difference to someone’s wellbeing? If the answer is yes, then we would like to meet you.

Chelmscare is a leading Homecare provider based in Borehamwood. We provide high quality personal care and home support to our clients within their own home. We are currently looking for committed, caring and passionate individuals to join our expanding team of Personal Care Assistants and be part of a team who want to make a difference within our local community.

All we need from you is a full UK Driving License, access to your own car and have permission to work in the UK alongside the desire to care for others, and we can teach you the rest.

As a Personal Care Assistant you will be expected to carry out the following:

 

  • Companionship
  • Helping with personal care
  • Maximise independence to Service Users within their home.
  • Assistance with medication if required
  • Helping with housework such as cleaning and vacuuming
  • Preparing and cooking meals
  • Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions

 

We are looking for Care Assistants to join us who are:

  • Reliable, trustworthy, caring, patient and honest.
  • Shift Pattern: AM (07:00 – 15:00), PM (15:00 – 22:00)
  • Able to work alternate weekends.
  • Comfortable and confident working as part of a team or lone working.
  • All aspects of personal care
  • Domestic duties
  • Meal preparation
  • Companionship
  • Overnight care and support
  • Live in Care
Benefits:

At Chelmscare, we can offer the following benefits for our Field Care Supervisor / Team Leader:

 

  • Unlimited £200 Bonus when you refer a friend to us
  • Carer of the Month Award
  • Full support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including Care Certificate and NVQs
  • Experienced & supportive management with an on-call team, so you will always have support
  • Carers are being employed directly by us, giving you access to holiday entitlement and our pension scheme
  • Free regular PPE and LFT tests provided
  • Free Training
  • Free Uniforms
  • Travel Mileage Allowance

 

A full job description can be provided upon request.

 

 


What our service users say about us

Our flexible and unique approach to homecare service will enable you to receive the extra help and support you need in the comfort of your own home

The Care Manager has gone above and beyond his job description for us to ensure that my children don’t miss out on school. I now have a PA from Chelmscare to enable my family to have good continuity of care”.

Miss Kearns

The Care Manager has gone above and beyond his job description for us to ensure that my children don’t miss out on school. I now have a PA from Chelmscare to enable my family to have good continuity of care”.

Miss Kearns

The Care Manager has gone above and beyond his job description for us to ensure that my children don’t miss out on school. I now have a PA from Chelmscare to enable my family to have good continuity of care”.

Miss Kearns