Care Assistant

Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care agency is seeking a Care Assistant in Chelmsford. The role offers full-time and part-time hours with a pay rate of £13.50 per hour. Applicants should have at least 6 months of experience in a care setting and possess excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include providing personal care, assisting with daily tasks, and supporting clients with various health needs. Interested candidates can apply by contacting Ellie.

Benefits

Paid training and shadowing

CPD and IDP support

Bonus pay for referring a friend

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year experience in a care setting.
• Ability to relate to people and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, feeding, and administer medication.
• Assist with shopping and daily tasks.
• Help with catheter care and continence aids.
• Support with nebulizers, inhalers, and oxygen.
• Assist with walking and transferring using hoist.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Genuine desire to help

Awareness of safeguarding policies

Patience and sensitivity

Physically capable of performing care duties

Job description

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Role: Care Assistant

Location: Witham, Chelmsford, Wickford, Basildon

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours), Part time (20 hours)

Pay Rate: £13.50

Who are we?

We are an established Domiciliary Care Agency registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010. For many people the question about domiciliary care does not arise until there is an urgent need. Finding that we or a loved one suddenly needs a care assistant can catch us by surprise. You may think that we have to make a stark choice between living self-sufficiently, without care, or going into a residential home..

Benefits:

· Availability to work full-time or part-time shifts including evenings, weekends, or public holidays as needed

· Paid training and shadowing.

· Excellent CPD and IDP support+ earn bonus pay when referring a friend.

· Opportunity to work in a day centre as a care worker or in the community

What would we like from you?

· Minimum of 6 months to 1-year experience in a care setting (residential, domiciliary, or healthcare environment)

· Excellent communication skills.

· Genuine desire to help and ability to relate to people

· Awareness of safeguarding policies and maintaining confidentiality of service user information

· Have patience, sensitivity, and sense of humor

· Physically capable of performing care duties, including moving and handling service users.

Job roles and responsibilities as a care worker

·Personal care, feeding and administer medication.

·Assisting with shopping and other daily task.

·Assistance with catheter care and continence aids

·Assistance with nebulizers, inhalers, and oxygen

·Assistance with walking and transferring using hoist

If interested in this Care Assistant role, please apply below.

Contact:

Ellie on 01245 967217, call us Monday - Friday between 9am-5pm, or email your CV to [e-mail]