Care Assistant

Sage Care Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage Care Limited is seeking compassionate individuals for the role of Care Assistant. This position involves supporting clients in their homes with personal care and daily living tasks while being part of a dedicated team. The role offers comprehensive training, a guaranteed hour contract, and numerous benefits, ensuring rewarding work that truly impacts lives.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Paid training and shadowing

Uniform and PPE provided

Death in Service Payment

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Access to discounts with Blue Light Card

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care, including bathing and dressing.
• Support clients with practical tasks like shopping and housework.
• Follow individual care plans for client support.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Job description

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Pay Rate: £12.50 per hour plus 26p mileage - Guaranteed Hour contract

Shifts available: Range of shifts available-Walking and driving routes are 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 Sage Care 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.