Care Assistant

Guardian Homecare Limited; Carnforth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Homecare Limited is looking for Care Assistants in Carnforth and surrounding areas. This role involves supporting clients in their homes with personal care and practical tasks, providing meaningful assistance while working in a close-knit team. Ideal applicants should have compassion and resilience, and willingness to develop their skills.

Benefits

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 discounts

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to be part of a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
• Assist with practical tasks such as shopping and housework.
• Follow individual care plans and ensure clients' safety and comfort.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

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Location: Carnforth and Surrounding Areas

Shifts available: Range of shifts available

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 HSG 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.