Care Assistant

Individual Support Services Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Individual Support Services Limited as a Care Assistant and make a significant impact on clients' lives in their homes. This role emphasizes compassion and resilience, with flexible hours and a supportive team environment. Experience isn't necessary; just a genuine desire to care.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement

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

Qualifications

• No prior experience needed; compassion and care are prioritized.
• Resilience and eagerness to learn new skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care like bathing, dressing, and medication.
• Assist with practical tasks such as shopping, mealtimes, and housework.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Location: Fairwaterand surrounding areas

Travel time: £11.44 per hour plus 28p mileage

Shifts available: Flexible hours that work for you.

Access to vehicle required: 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, 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 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

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

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.