Care Assistant

Abacare Limited; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Caerphilly is seeking Care Assistants to support clients in their homes. This role involves personal care, medication support, and assisting with daily tasks. Compassion and a willingness to learn are essential as no prior experience is needed. You'll be offered competitive pay rates starting from £12.60 per hour, flexible hours, paid training, and various benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Paid training and shadowing

Uniform and PPE provided

Death in Service Payment

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Eligible for Blue Light Card with discounts

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support clients to live independently in their homes.
• Assist with personal care, medication, and daily tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

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Pay Rate: Competitive pay rates from £12.60 per hour

Travel time: £11.44 per hour plus 30p mileage

Shifts available: Flexible hours that work for you.

Access to vehicle required due to the geographical nature of the 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. 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 support them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes, and housework.

Qualifications

What you’ll do

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 and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.