Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Ballynahinch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care company in the UK is looking for compassionate Care Assistants to join their team in Ballynahinch. In this role, you'll support clients by assisting with personal care and daily living tasks, providing meaningful support tailored to individual care plans. This opportunity offers enhanced maternity and paternity pay, paid training, and flexible work hours to suit your lifestyle. Join a dedicated team committed to transforming the care industry.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay entitlement

Paid training and shadowing

Uniform and PPE provided

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience necessary.
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Support clients in following individual care plans.
• Help with practical tasks like shopping and housework.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

Location: Ballynahinchand surrounding areas

Pay Rate:£12.50 per hour plus 25p mileage

Shifts available:Range of shifts available-Flexible hours that work for you

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 QCS part of City & County 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 clients’ lives and your career.

What you’ll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid training and shadowing
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and Well-being 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.