Red Rose Care
Home Care Assistant – Preston – Mornings & Evenings - Drivers Only
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Job Flexibility
Mornings and evenings. The middle of the day is yours. This round runs mornings from 7am and evenings through to around 10:30pm, with the day in between free. If you've got a school run, a course, another job, or you simply don't want your whole day taken up, that pattern is the point of this role rather than a compromise.
What you'd be doing
Visiting several people's homes across Preston, driving between them rather than working on one site. Helping them wash and dress, supporting them with toileting and continence care, preparing meals and drinks, giving medication, and lending a hand around the house. Much of it is the relationship: being a familiar face who knows how someone likes things done.
Personal care is a real part of nearly every visit. Plenty of people find that daunting before they've done it, most of our team did, and you'll have training and shadowing until you're confident.
What you'd earn
- £12.80 to £13.16 an hour, depending on the time of day you're working
- £26.20 an hour on bank holidays
- Paid travel time between every visit
- 45p per mile, the full HMRC approved rate
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- Guaranteed hours contracts from 10 to 20 hours a week, or zero hours if you'd rather stay flexible
- Alternate weekends – both days every other week, or every Saturday, or every Sunday, whichever suits you best
- Fully funded qualifications in care
- Additional annual leave for length of service
- £350 when you refer a friend who joins us
- We pay for your Enhanced DBS check (T&Cs apply)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Career progression into senior carer and supervisory roles
No experience? Genuinely not a problem
Most of our team came into care from something else entirely: retail, hospitality, warehouse work, raising a family. You'll get a full induction, you'll shadow experienced carers until you feel ready, and the training carries on after that. What we can't teach is turning up when you said you would, and treating someone's mum the way you'd want someone to treat yours.
Some testimonials from our team
- 'I have worked for numerous care companies over the years and I can say this company is the best company I have worked for.' – Mark
- 'I love being a carer at Red Rose Care, I feel like I make a huge difference to the lives of the clients I support.' – Stacy
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What you need
- A full driving licence valid in the UK and a car you can use. You'll be driving between visits all shift, so it's the one thing we can't work around. You'd add business use to your insurance before you start, which is usually a small addition to a policy.
- You'll need to be 18 or over for this role.
Equal Opportunities
Red Rose Care is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of every background.
What happens next
Apply and we'll review your application. If it looks like a good match you'll get a short phone call from us – it's an automated call that runs through the basics, so do pick up if an unfamiliar number rings. If it goes well, we'll book you in to meet us face to face.
We receive a high volume of applications and aren't able to respond to each one individually, so if you haven't had a call from us within 5 working days, please assume you've been unsuccessful on this occasion. From offer to your first shift is usually two to three weeks, mostly waiting on DBS.
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