Barnet Carers
BenefitsPulled from the full job description
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid training
- Sick pay
Full job description
Are you passionate about working with children and comfortable with early morning hours? If so, this position may be the ideal fit for you.
As part of this role, you will be responsible for helping children prepare for school, assisting with the school run, preparing meals, and providing support with personal care. These are just a few of the key duties you will be expected to perform.
We offer excellent rates of pay, travel time and waiting time payments, paid holiday and sick pay as well as a pension.
Many of our staff have been with us for over 10 years – so we must be doing something right! Join our team and take the next steps in your social care career.
Barnet Carers has been providing personal and respite care in people’s own homes in the Borough for over thirty years. We have an excellent reputation among care workers and our clients.
As a charity, quality not profit is our driving force. We pride ourselves on the job we do and know that every day, lives are made better by the work that we do.
“The Barnet Carers way is based on family. We see ourselves as one big, extended family and we make sure that we care like family. That is what we ask from our staff and that is what we deliver”
Donia Arnall, Care Manager
Our carers tell us that they value giving something back to the community, have job satisfaction, and are appreciated for what they do.
We are Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated and an approved provider to the London Borough of Barnet. We have an excellent reputation amongst care workers and the people we care for. Our focus is on each child or individual we work with and making sure that they can live the happy and fulfilled lives that they wish for.
If you would like to earn between £11.55 and £16.01 per hour, access high-quality in-service training and enjoy a fulfilling job with career prospects and work locally at times that suit you, why not join Barnet Carers?
What we offer
- Paid training opportunities- All staff are provided with comprehensive induction training and on-going training along with certificates so that you feel confident in your role. All training is provided by our accredited trainers;
- Good pay rates with increases for bank holidays;
- Paid travel and waiting time;
- Perks of being directly employed: paid holidays, sick pay and pension;
- Opportunities close to home;
- DBS certificate for all our staff with reimbursement of costs;
- Dedicated support from the Home Care Team and our 24/7 helpline, including meetings and supervisions.
Role Responsibility
As a Children’s at-Home Carer, you will have the fulfilment of helping people look after their children and enabling them to live independently in their homes.
What are we looking for?
- Good English communications skills
- Availability to start work as early at 7:00am
- Car driver (desirable, but not necessary)
- QCF/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (desirable, but not necessary as training will be provided)
- You must also be eligible to work in the UK and able to prove residency at your current address. Due to the nature of the role an enhanced DBS is required as well as two satisfactory references.