Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Acton; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and wellbeing platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

City and County Healthcare Group, UK, is seeking a Care Assistant for Abacare. Flexible shifts available; access to a vehicle is required due to location. You will support clients at home, following care plans, helping with personal care and daily tasks.

No prior social care experience is required; we value compassion, resilience and a willingness to learn as part of a close-knit team. Benefits include enhanced maternity/paternity pay, death in service, cycle to work and more.

Qualifications

• No social care experience required; we value compassion and ability to care.
• You’ll need to be resilient and willing to learn new skills as part of a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress and manage incontinence.
• Support clients with medication, shopping, mealtimes and household tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Resilient

Willing to learn

Team player

Job description

£13.45 per hour week days £13.65 Weekends plus 45p per mile fuel allowance

Pay Rate:£13.45 per hour week days £13.65 Weekends plus 45p per mile fuel allowance

Travel time and mileage paid

Shifts available:Flexible hours that work for you

Access to vehicle required due to geographical location of role

What we offer

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a Care Assistant at Abacare, every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our client’s lives and your career.

What you’ll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and wellbeing platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.

Job Description

What you’ll do

Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You don’t need any social care experience to apply for this role. We’re more interested in your compassion and ability to care. You’ll need to be resilient too and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.