Health Care Assistant - Hounslow, Middlesex
Job Description
Location: Hounslow, HA2.
We are seeking a compassionate and reliable Personal Care Assistant to support a gentleman in his late 40s who is deaf and has a tracheostomy. We need carers who know how to do sign language and Somali speaking
Key Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day personal care and support
Assist with tracheostomy care (training can be provided if needed)
Communicate effectively using sign language
Support with daily routines, including meal preparation and household tasks
Accompany to appointments or outings when required
Promote independence, dignity, and wellbeing at all times
Essential Requirements
Ability to communicate using sign language
Fluent in Somali (spoken and/or signed as appropriate
6 months healthcare experience
Job Type: Full Time and Part Time available
Salary: £12.50 - £16.00
Schedule: 10-12 hour shifts available
What HFH offers?.
Typically, our client base requires ongoing care, 24 hours a day, and benefit from the continuity of a small core team of regular care staff.
Our specialist carers work with one client per shift and do not travel between multiple homes. The average shift is duration 12hrs.
Where possible we will offer you work to meet your availability and as a guide, the average carer works three shifts (36hrs) per week for us and earns £500 555 p/wk*.
The regular working patterns that our clients require mean this three day a week work pattern equates to an average annual income of between £26,200 £28,950*.
We employ all staff directly and manage all aspects of your pay via PAYE, rather than Limited Company or Self-employed status. This removes the need for you employ third party companies or calculate your own tax. PAYE also protects you from breaching IR35 tax regulations.
*Please note: This dependant of their shift pattern (days/nights/weekends) and these rates shown are inclusive of holiday pay which is accumulated per hour worked.
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