Care Assistant

Cera Care; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cera as a Care Assistant in Cirencester, supporting individuals to live healthier and happier lives at home. No experience is required; the focus is on your compassion and willingness to make a difference. Flexible shifts and multiple benefits, including career development opportunities and a referral bonus.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours available

Enhanced bank holiday rate

Holiday pay and pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone, and uniform

Paid mileage between visits

Access to employee discounts through WeCare

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policies

Wellbeing support, including health plans

Referral scheme bonus

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; kindness and values matter most.
• Willingness to learn and undergo training provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care including washing and dressing.
• Manage medications, cook hot meals, and help with domestic tasks.
• Provide companionship and reassurance to clients.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Patience

Job description

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Join Cera as a Care Assistant in Cirencester. You'll be supporting us on our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier and happier lives in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. We have work available in Gloucester, Cirencester, Twekesbury, Stroud, Cotswolds, Fairford, Lechlade, Tetbury and surrounding areas.

We have a flexible approach for shifts including mornings, days, evenings and nights - you'll usually have every other weekend off for work-life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Guaranteed hours are available, subject to candidate availability
• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Paid mileage between visits at 40p
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Join Our Caring Community

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

If you are looking for a truly rewarding role, where the companionship and comfort you provide will bring smiles and a sense of safety to those you care for - then apply today!

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK.