Loneliness Companion (Dementia Care) Full Time

*Immediate Start*

At Right at Home we provide exceptional home care to clients in Grantham and Newark.

A job with us is different …

• Competitive Pay: £15.00/hour on weekdays and weekends, 1.5x rates on bank holidays and 2x rates on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
• Plus Travel mileage is 40p per mile
• No uniforms – we do not wear uniforms because we want to help you build relationships with your clients Regular visits to regular clients, so you will get to know them and how best to care for them
• Introductions to your clients – we will introduce you to each of your clients and work with you so you understand their needs and how best to deliver their care
• All visits 1 hour or longer so you don’t have to rush and you can do the job properly, getting to know your clients in the process
• Local client runs – in so far as we can, we aim to give you a sensible run of clients who are close to each other and close to you
• Travel time between visits – we schedule visits with enough time to make the journeys
• Training and career development are important to us, so we give you full training before you start, support you to gain your Care Certificate, provide ongoing training through online and in-person training, and provide opportunities to gain Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications.
• Other benefits include 28 paid holidays, company pension and Blue Light Card

Our approach to care is to provide each client with regular visits by a small regular team of care professionals whom they will get to know and look forward to seeing. We encourage you to get to know your clients and build relationships, and we remove all the usual obstacles – no rushed visits, no visits to clients you don’t know, no formalities of uniforms.

The work covers companionship, home help, outings, meals, personal care and specialist dementia care.

What do we ask of you?

We are looking for kind, energetic people with genuine empathy for those who need support. Ideally you will have some experience of care – either professionally or through caring for a family member. We do need you to have your own transport in order to get from client to client.

Sorry but we can only consider local applicants and we are not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £15.00-£30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• We do not have licence to issue CoS. If you require CoS to work in the UK please do not apply. Please confirm you don’t require CoS.
• Working alternate weekends is required for this job. Please do not apply if you cannot work alternate weekends.
• What is your current postcode? Please ONLY apply if you live within 5 miles of Grantham, Newark, or surrounding villages.

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence and access to a car (required)

Work Location: In person