Overview
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Annual bonus, uniform, holiday pay, access to reward scheme
Partner Org: Acacia Homecare
“Supportive company…”
“We get rewards for our hard work… we feel appreciated”
“When my car broke down, I was given a hire car to continue my care calls.” Helena
“The office staff are always on the other end of the phone whenever I need assistance and I don’t feel alone.”
“I have been given the opportunity to progress in my role and from starting off as a support worker I am now a Field Care Supervisor” Rebecca
This is just some of the things our Acacia Angels have said about Acacia Homecare. We want you to join our team and be part of our family. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience, we will provide full training. The general duties expected from an Acacia Angel are:
- Personal hygiene
- Moving and handling
- Meal preparation
- Light domestic duties
- Shopping support
- Accompanying customers on outings
Our customers range from the elderly who may need personal hygiene assistance to customers with mental health needs, physical disabilities and other diagnosis such as dementia.
Locations: Staines, Ashford, Feltham, Sunbury, Stanwell, Chertsey, Walton, Addlestone, Shepperton
Hours: flexible hours, evenings and weekends on a weekly rota.
The ideal candidate:
- Must be fluent in English, including reading and writing
- Will be professional at all times and understand and respect the customer’s dignity and needs
- Have personal or professional care experience (desirable)
- Will be reliable, committed, hard working and have a desire and the passion to work in a care environment
- Will be personable and a natural carer
- Will be a good team player
- Own a car (desirable)
Benefits include:
- Flexible working hours
- Quarterly bonuses
- Annual bonuses
- Full Common Induction Standards (CIS) training and support for Qualifications and Credit Framework(QCF)
- Career progression
- Travel subsidy
- Free uniform
- Double pay on public holidays
- Weekday and weekend contracts are available up to 30 hours
Our friendly office team are always on the other line to give you support as and when required. We value our employees as much as we value our customers.
Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates. You must already have a valid and current work permit to work in the UK.
Skills / Qualifications:
- communication skills
- Compassionate
- Empathetic
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
