Care Assistant / Carer

Would you like to get involved within your community in an extraordinary way? We are always delighted to hear from enthusiastic individuals who are as determined as we are to provide excellent care.

Olive Tree Services is a family run domiciliary care business, putting the clients first and foremost. We provide a variety of options for care at home in Oxfordshire. Based in Witney, we cover the whole of West Oxfordshire, Oxford, the Cotswolds, and villages along the Gloucestershire border.

We are recruiting for a variety of weekly hours, either part-time or full-time, with your specific availability to be discussed at interview.

Your hours will be locked in as agreed based on your availability.

For full-time experienced carers with fully flexible availability, the salary will be £25,000 - £27,000 following a successful 3 month probationary period.

Alternatively, if you have little or no experience but have fully flexible availability, please apply and the salary will be £23,000 - £24,500 for the person with the right aptitude.

Our Job benefits:

- Between £11.00 - £12.00ph across weekday and weekend hours. Your hourly rate will be based on your experience and will be discussed at interview

- Bank holiday rates paid between £18.33 - £20.00ph

- Paid mileage between clients

- Paid travel time between clients

- Paid in-house and onsite training and shadowing

- Free enhanced DBS check

- Free Uniform and PPE supplies

- 24/7 support from management

- Step by step induction to each of our clients before going solo

- Local work to your postcode

- All our employees are invited to join our stakeholder pension scheme following a successful probation period

- Loyalty bonus every 12 months of continuous employment

- Recruitment incentive scheme

- Flexible hours including mornings, evenings and weekends

- 28 days annual leave, pro rated

Your duties will include:

- Personal Care - toileting, bathing, dressing

- When needed simple meal preparation and assistance

- Medication assistance and support

- Providing companionship and social stimulation

- When needed supporting clients to appointments and outings

- Light housework

What we look for in our staff:

- Committed to enhancing the lives of our clients

- Compassion: treating individuals with dignity and respect

- Able to use own initiative

- Confident in lone work and as part of a team

- Able to work flexibly around the needs of our clients

- Reliable and excellent with time keeping and communication skills

- You must hold a UK driving license and have access to a car. It is essential you own your own car in order to drive between clients’ houses.

Support from our team really makes a difference in people’s lives, enabling them to maintain an independent and more comfortable life in their own home. Being part of making that difference, makes the role of a carer extremely worthwhile and satisfying.

We will provide you with the tools to help you develop your knowledge, learn the skills and hands on techniques, and support you in your professional development within the Healthcare industry.

All recruitment offers are subject to satisfactory applicant enhanced level DBS check and two reference checks. Salary dependant on level of experience

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Witney, Oxfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: On the road