About My Care My Home
We're a domiciliary care agency providing care in the community in and around Caerphilly Borough and Monmouthshire. We’re committed to providing the highest standard of care to ensure our service users can maintain their independence while receiving the support they need at home.
As part of the Care as Currency initiative, we have roles available for Community Support Workers with flexible hours to fit around your studies and other commitments. On top of your hourly rate, we offer paid travel time, a fuel card, free uniform and you can choose whether you’re paid weekly or monthly.
In partnership with
"Caring for individuals is more than just looking after their physical health, it’s about making sure their wellbeing is a priority also. Even the little things we can do for people make a big difference in their lives."
Sarah was a valuable member of our team of Community Support Workers. Now working as an intensive care nurse, she credits her time at My Care My Home as one of the catalysts for her incredible achievement.
Get Your Care Experience
We've partnered with the University of South Wales on the Care as Currency initiative to offer opportunities for those wishing to gain valuable, first-hand experience in the care sector to strengthen their university application.
As a Community Support Worker, you can flexibly work around your studies and other commitments whilst being mentored and supported by professionals.
If you want to join our team, keep reading to find out more about the role and how to apply.
Becoming a Community Support Worker
About the role:
We have a variety of hours available to suit your lifestyle (days, evenings, and weekends); with working patterns between the times of 7.00am to 3.00pm and 3.00pm to 10.00pm.
Depending on your availability, we are flexible and can offer part-time and full-time contracts to suit your needs, with the option of extra bank hours. We now offer the option to be paid weekly or monthly.
This is a domiciliary care role, which may include sits; you will make calls to service users throughout your shift and you must be prepared to travel within the service catchment area and work every other weekend or 1 day each weekend.
A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle with 'business use' car insurance is essential to undertake this role. However, we can also offer Community Support Worker roles to non-drivers, dependant on the area in which you live.
Duties include:
• Prompting/support with personal care and dressing (which could include assistance with intimate personal care)
• Support with light household duties, including laundry, shopping and cleaning, meal preparation
• Assisting with medication – this could be collecting prescriptions, prompting, or administering medication
• Accompanying to medical appointments if needed
• General companionship
What we offer:
• £10.50 per hour, to include weekends
• A weekend Shift Allowance of £10.00 per day
• Mileage allowance 45p per mile
• Travel time allowance of £9.50 per hour for continuous calls from one service user to another
• You will be entitled to a free eye test voucher and a money off coupon for a pair of glasses for use at Specsavers opticians
• The option to be paid Weekly or Monthly Pay
• £1,000 Refer a friend scheme (subject to conditions)
• Free uniform and full PPE
• Paid induction training, including shadowing in the field
• Family friendly company which offers flexible working and flexible contracts
• Employee assistance programme, providing health and wellbeing and financial support to you and your family.
• Learning and Development opportunities to support your career goals.
• Smartphone app to easily keep in touch and up to date
As part of the pre-employment process for this role an enhanced DBS check will be actioned.