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Care at Home are part of Bromley Healthcare, a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering health and care services in the community across Bromley, Bexley, Lewisham and Greenwich. We value our staff and are constantly looking to improve opportunities for them as well as their health and wellbeing.
We are currently recruiting care professionals in the boroughs of Bexley and Bromley. Whether you’re looking to start your career in care, progress your current career, gain new skills and qualifications, or you’re looking for something that offers flexibility, Care at Home could be the place for you.
Care Professionals
The core of our work here at Care at Home is home care (or domiciliary care as it is sometimes known), reablement and companionship. The majority of our adverts are for Care Professionals, some organisations refer to these as Carers or Care Assistants, the responsibilities our care professionals take on could include:
- Companionship; you will be a friendly face for your customer to share conversation and enjoy spending time with
- Mobility support; some customers need assistance getting up and moving around their home
- Overseeing medication; all in accordance with the customer’s support plan
- Household chores; helping out around the home, such as vacuuming or washing clothes
- Running errands; picking up groceries or prescriptions
- Personal care; some customers need support with bathing, dressing and continence care
Field Care Supervisors
This is a more senior role within the team supporting the delivery of high-quality care services by carrying out a range of functions in the field. These include the assessment and review of individual services and the practical supervision, instruction and support of care workers. Due to the field-based elements of the role you must be a driver and be prepared to also work on an on-call rota basis.
Field care supervisors are expected to spend the majority of their working time in the community carrying out their primary functions, but their role will typically also entail a certain amount of office-based administrative work.
For some people, the prospect of providing care is daunting and they expect to be required to have care experience and training before applying. At Care at Home, we provide all new starters with full training and support before they are required to deliver care independently.
Our training is delivered in house by Bromley Healthcare and is of the highest standard and linked to our health services we provide to the NHS.
Beyond this, we have many opportunities for team members in a care role to move into other areas of the organisation. For those interested in careers in nursing, there is the opportunity to train as an apprentice Nursing Associate and then later, undertake an 18 month top up to become a Registered Nurse. We may also be able to offer a four-year Registered Nurse apprenticeship to those who already meet university entrance requirements and we are looking to offer degree apprenticeships for some Allied Health Professions too.
Prepare to Care Training Programme - in partnership with London South East Colleges
We are looking to recruit skilled people from local communities who can deliver the possible standard of care to fill their vacancies across Bromley, Bexley, Lewisham and Greenwich. The aim is to help create a local workforce that can deliver professional, personal, quality care to the local community in the comfort of their own home.
Prepare to Care is a free eight-week fast-track course designed to open doors to a career in social care and shine a spotlight on the variety of roles available, ranging from healthcare support workers to home care workers. Participants will be equipped with the key skills and knowledge needed to work in the sector. They will also gain an essential entry-level qualification in health and social care. The College will also provide key training in employability, moving and handling, food hygiene, first aid and care standards.
Searching for ‘how to become a care professional’ will provide a lot of different information and opportunities, but how can you be sure that you will be prepared for the role and that the organisation is right for you and your career aspirations?
Care at Home are part of Bromley Healthcare, a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering health and care services in the community across Bromley, Bexley, Lewisham and Greenwich. We value our staff and are constantly looking to improve opportunities for them as well as their health and wellbeing.
You will need to be caring and compassionate and be passionate about making a difference to the quality of life for our service users. There is flexibility within our roles in terms of working hours, days and weekends and although most of our shifts require staff to be able to drive, we do have some walking rounds available.
Providing care to our service users in their own homes can be challenging and we ask our team to put the service user at the centre of their care journey. In order to help our service users live life their way, the responsibilities our care professionals take on could include:
- Companionship; you will be a friendly face for your service user to share conversation and enjoy spending time with
- Mobility support; some service users need assistance getting up and moving around their home
- Overseeing medication; all in accordance with the service user's support plan
- Household chores; helping out around the home, such as vacuuming or washing clothes
- Running errands; picking up groceries perhaps
- Personal care; some service users need support with bathing, dressing and continence care
Care assistants cover all manners of support for others – from companionship and days out to personal care and housekeeping. If you’re looking for a role that is flexible around your lifestyle, has guaranteed pay and is doing something that genuinely makes a difference, look no further.
We offer the following benefits:
- Above the industry average for pay
- Fast start process – all training is provided
- FREE Blue Light card – national discount card for hundreds of retailers
- Enhanced weekend and bank holiday pay rates
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your Care Certificate and NVQs
- Access to our Employee Benefits Portal where you’ll get lots of discounts and special offers
- We have a range of contract options to support our team members, but if you’re happy to have a zero-hours contract because it suits your lifestyle, that’s fine too. Our care recruitment team will discuss your working preferences with you and go from there.
We encourage you to contact us directly. For an informal chat about working for Care at Home, please call us on 0300 303 6090 or email us on bromh.
View the videos below to find out what its like to be a part of our team.
