Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Chesham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Mileage allowance

Training & DBS

Refer a Friend £250

Wellbeing app

Job summary

Abbots Care Ltd is recruiting community care assistants to support service users in Chesham and surrounding areas. The role is home-based, with flexible hours, guaranteed hours for some contracts, and comprehensive in-house training for new carers.

Applicants should have a full driving licence and access to their own car. We offer paid mileage, DBS check, ongoing training, and progression opportunities, including Level 2 and 3 Diplomas, with travel between clients.

Qualifications

• Full driving license and access to own vehicle required.
• Paid comprehensive training provided by in-house training department.
• Previous care experience not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in service users' own homes.
• Assist with personal care and daily activities.
• Prepare meals and assist with domestic tasks.
• Administer medications as directed.
• Support service users with hobbies and social activities.

Skills

Full driving license

Job description

Care Assistant – Chesham

Due to the nature of the role and being community based in and around you will need to have a full driving license and access to your own vehicle, as well the right to work in the UK.

Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary care company based in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. Our community-based support care workers provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible.

Abbots Care are currently recruiting for community care assistants to join our teams providing care in peoples own homes in Aylesbury, Tring and Berkhamsted. The role of a care assistant is extremely rewarding and fulfilling, with many opportunities to develop within your career at Abbots including paid diplomas and job progression. Previous experience in care is not necessary as paid comprehensive training is provided by our Inhouse training department.

Our working hours are between 7am-10pm including alternate weekends but can be flexible on request. We can also accommodate flexible hours between 7am-10pm with shifts of 6pm-10pm or 8am onwards and for those who may require school hours.

The role of a community care assistant includes

• Providing support and care for our service users within their own homes
• Supporting and assisting with personal care.
• Preparing meals and associated domestic tasks.
• Administering medication
• Supporting your service user with their hobbies and social interests.

We offer

• Guaranteed hours; part time and full time contracts available with an hourly ratea of £12.82 weekdays and £14.00 weekends
• 0 Hour contracts with hourly rates of £13.00 per hour weekdays / £15.00 per hour weekends - paid for time spent with client
• Paid mileage of 40p per mile
• Paid training and DBS
• Ongoing opportunities for additional training and progression including Level 2 and 3 Diplomas.
• Refer a Friend Bonus £250
• New Wellbeing app for our carers to discuss any worries or issues with our trained mental health team - Our employees mental health is important to us and with the launch of our new wellbeing app gives us an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may been experiencing.
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores

Reasons to join our team (top five)

• Feeling of reward: There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone’s day, week or even month.
• Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work life balance.
• Variety: No day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care.
• Real qualifications: Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us.
• Our perks: There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market leading mileage pay.

We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others and meet the requirements outlined above, we would love to hear from you.

You will need to have a full driving licence with access to your own car in order for us to process your application.