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Job description

NWCare is a Northern Ireland based company - we DO NOT provide sponsorship Job Overview Due to expansion of service, we are seeking compassionate and dedicated Home Care Assistants to join our team. In this role, you will provide essential support to individuals in their homes , ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. The ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, be attentive to Service Users' needs, and have a genuine desire to make a positive difference in people's lives. These positions offer an opportunity to work in a rewarding environment where your efforts directly enhance the quality of life for those in your care. NWCare is one of the leading providers of domiciliary care in Northern Ireland, serving the community for well over 50 years. We are recruiting home care assistants to cover afternoon and evening rotas in Strabane. No training or qualifications are required as NWCare provides full bespoke training in their in-house training academy.

Responsibilities

• Care in the community.
• Personal care.
• Light meal preparation.
• Companionship.
• General tidy round leaving all areas clean and safe.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle.
• Communication skills.
• Able to promote and deliver person centered care.
• Able to promote dignity and respect when delivering care.
• Interested in working in the community within Health and Social Care.

Desirable Skills

• QCF level 3 in H & SC
• Previous paid caring experience.

Further Information

We work a 4/3 rota pattern - Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The tea rotas begin 14:30 - 18:30. We offer all of our staff. Excellent hourly rate of pay. Mileage paid. Annual leave on a pro rata basis. NISCC - Post registration training learning. On-line learning. Training academies throughout Northern Ireland. Practical paid training. CPD approved certificate for training. QCF Levels 2, 3 and 5 qualifications. Internal career progression. Paid shadowing. Mentoring arrangements. Uniforms supplied. Flexible working hours - full time and part time morning, afternoon, evenings and late rotas. Child friendly hours - put to bed rotas to suit mums and students. Running 4/3 rotas both full time and part time available. Experienced care company serving the community for over 50 years. Recommend a Friend incentive - any of our staff who recommend someone who comes to work for NWCare will receive a voucher (no limit to number). No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.