Circle Support

Home Care Workers (Personal Assistants), Domiciliary Care Bank x 65

London Borough of Merton, London

£8.30 per Hour

Do you have a passion for caring for people?

We are inviting applications for 65 Domiciliary Home Care Workers (Personal Assistants).

Working as part of a team delivering personal care and support you will be required to visit service users in their own homes and assist with day to day activities to ensure they are able to live as independently as possible. You will cover a range of care and support duties, depending on the service user’s needs and your experience, including assistance with personal hygiene, such as washing, dressing, skin care and the administration of medication.

The roles will be working across a range of service user groups including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, older people and long-term conditions and complex needs.

You will need to have excellent communication skills and be committed to supporting service users to live independently. You will have an understanding of how to support people with a range of health or social care needs, but full essential training will be provided.

Roles are based on a zero hour contract and various hours on an as and when basis, which may include day shifts, sleep ins or waking nights.

If you would like further information about the roles, please contact Paul Matthews, Operational Service Manager Domiciliary Care on 0207 704 5465.

This is an ongoing recruitment requirement; please submit your application as soon as possible and you will be contacted within 48 hours.

To apply please visit www.circle.org.uk/corporate/careers and complete an application form. If you are unable to complete your application online please write quoting the relevant reference number to: Resourcing Officer, Circle, 6 Central Avenue, Norwich NR7 0HR and we will send you an application pack. Unfortunately we are unable to accept CVs.

Appointments are subject to satisfactory criminal clearance, a criminal record will not necessarily preclude you from employment.

Circle values diversity and encourages applications from minority groups

Enhancing Life Chances

Position Type: Permanent / Temporary (Full time / Part time)
Contact: Paul Matthews
Job Ref: 2780/R
Job Posted: 29/05/2012
Job Start: Immediate
Application Close: On Going