Care Assistant

Forest Homecare Ltd; Braintree; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local care provider in Braintree is looking for a Community Care Assistant. This varied role requires a caring nature and the ability to support service users with daily needs. Full or part-time hours are available, with training provided for individuals looking to enter the community care sector. Join a supportive team committed to providing high-quality care and continuous professional development. Competitive benefits include paid induction training, holiday pay, and a £300 welcome bonus.

Benefits

Paid induction training

Care and Health Qualifications

Free DBS Check

Mileage paid

Holiday Pay

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain independence and dignity of service users.
• Experience in hospitality or customer service is helpful.
• Willingness to learn and implement necessary skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with personal care tasks.
• Support with meal preparation and serving.
• Maintain service user’s physical environment.

Skills

Caring nature

Verbal communication

Written communication

Job description

Job Title: Community Care Assistant

Location: Braintree

Division: Homecare

Responsible to: Coordinator / Senior Carer

Hours: Part Time & Full Time (flexible)

NO SPONSORSHIP OFFERED

Forest Homecare is recruiting Community Care Assistants. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided.

You will be part of an established family-run care agency that operates throughout Essex & Suffolk.

CQC Rated ‘Outstanding’.

We pride ourselves on working in partnership with professionals to ensure we provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to our work.

Do you want to work in a supportive and caring team, who works hard to provide care, support, and life skills to individuals across our services? We are looking for team members that are enthusiastic, driven, and reliable. You must want to provide compassionate and high-quality service to the individuals you are working with. As a Care assistant, you will need to have a professional, caring, and flexible approach. This is a varied and rewarding role, where no two days are the same. If this seems like a role you could suit, please apply today!

Responsibilities

• Helping our Service Users maintain their independence and dignity.
• Assisting our Service Users with all aspects of personal care such as dressing, undressing, bathing, and toileting.
• Supporting with preparing and serving meals.
• Maintaining the service user’s physical environment including laundry, changing, and making beds, tidying, and light cleaning duties.
• Working in partnership with all relevant professionals to provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to your work.

We provide care 365 days a year between the hours of 6 am to 11 pm and split this over 4 shifts (Morning, Lunch, Tea, and Bed).

We can offer you full or part-time hours including every other weekend or one day every weekend.

Experience and Qualifications

This role is varied, and every day is different, so being adaptable, and using your common sense and initiative are a ‘must’ for this role. You do not need to have worked as a Care Assistant before applying to us, but all experience in this field will help. As well, those who have worked in any hospitality, customer service, or retail sector, as many transferrable skills can be utilized in this field.

Forest Homecare is committed to ongoing training and supervision, qualifications, and continuing professional development. We also provide an extensive induction on the commencement of employment. Therefore, experience is not essential, just a willingness to learn and implement all necessary skills for the safety and well-being of the service users.

Essential Requirements

• Have a naturally caring and compassionate nature.
• Be reliable and honest.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

What We Offer

• Work in your local community.
• Paid induction training with regular updates.
• Care and Health and Social Care Qualifications.
• Free DBS Check (if required).
• Uniforms and PPE provided.
• Full or Part Time Hours with flexible shifts suitable for you.
• Mileage paid.
• Holiday Pay.
• Annual Salary reviews.
• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme.
• Employee Referral Scheme paying £100 per successful referral.
• £300 welcome bonus* (Terms and Conditions apply).
• Join a great team working for a highly respected organization.
• Support & encourage you to progress and reach your full potential within your chosen career.

Forest Homecare is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.