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Job Title: Home Care Worker (Part Time)<br><br>Location: Guildford<br><br>Contract: Part-Time<br><br>Salary: £14.00 - £30.00 p/h + Additional pay in between visits + Mileage<br><br><strong>Radfield Home Care</strong> specialises in personalised, private care for older people in their own home.<br><br>We believe care should be about making people feel understood, valued and supported. About enabling people to live their best life for as long as possible.<br><br><strong>Could you be the Home Care Worker in Guildford we’re looking for?<br><br></strong>Our amazing Care Workers are the kind of people who love to help others get the most out of life.<br><br>You’ll be caring for older people in their own homes, supporting them in all sorts of ways. From personal care, to taking people out and about, to doing the weekly shop, or medication support.<br><br>You don’t need any previous experience to join our <strong>Radfield Home Care</strong> team in the Guildford or Woking area as a Care Worker. You’ll get all the training you need. You will need a UK driver’s licence, be over the age of 18 and have access to a vehicle.<br><br>We’d also love to hear from you if you’ve got previous care experience in roles such as caregiver, care home Worker, care worker, support worker, healthcare assistant, care assistant, carer and care home Professional.<br><br><strong>Hours of Work:<br><br></strong>We are currently looking to recruit evening Care Workers on a part time basis. These can be flexible to fit in with your availability. You can choose to either work on certain days of the week, or perhaps consecutive days. We should be able to accommodate your working pattern.<br><br>If you have availability any time from 4pm in the evenings you wish to work, or if you could work up to 10.30pm (or both), we would love to hear from you. See below for how to apply.<br><br><strong>We’re proud to Care for our Carers<br><br></strong>We offer all the things you’d expect. Like flexible working hours and paid mileage. But also some things you might not expect, like the fact <strong>we pay travel in between each visit</strong>, as well as this it's at the same rate as care. You also get company paid holiday and pension entitlement. Free uniform, paid training and free DBS check.<br><br>We are a Living Wage Foundation employer.<br><br>With the <strong>payments in between visits added</strong> to our Care Worker hourly pay rate, the average hourly pay is as follows:<br><br><ul><li>Monday to Friday: £14.00 (average £17.50 for every hour spent providing care)</li><li>Saturday / Sunday £15.00 (average £18.75 for every hour spent providing care)</li><li>Bank holidays: £28.00 + £30.00 <br><br></li></ul>We pride ourselves on how we value and appreciate our employees. We make sure they are recognised through transparent and competitive pay and are rewarded for the important work they do. So, we make a point of <strong>paying our staff in between each visit at the same rate as care!…<br><br></strong>Our unique, industry-leading Caring for our Carers pledge sets out what you can expect from us as a Home Care Worker at Radfield Home Care in Guildford:<br><br><ul><li>A culture which is welcoming, friendly, supportive and inclusive.</li><li>Appreciation and recognition that proudly celebrates the achievements of individuals and teams,</li><li>Be rewarded with transparent and fair remuneration for hard work and commitment.</li><li>Empowered and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge</li><li>Most importantly, we will invest in your career progression, make sure you have a voice and use technology to enhance the quality of your working life<br><br></li></ul>That’s what all our Care Workers get when they join Radfield Home Care, a forward-looking, locally run business that sets the standard for what care can do.<br><br><strong>Interested in joining the team? Get in touch to find out more<br><br></strong>Once you have clicked to apply, we'll send you a confirmation message. If you meet the application criteria we will arrange a convenient time to have a quick chat about your availability, more detailed information regarding the position and answer any questions you may have.<br><br>We look forward to hearing from you.

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