Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in social care is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to join their award-winning team. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, providing essential support in their homes and communities. With comprehensive training and ongoing development opportunities, you will be equipped to deliver high-quality care while enjoying flexible hours and excellent pay rates. Join a team that values your feedback and prioritizes your comfort, ensuring a fulfilling career path with real opportunities for advancement. If you are passionate about making a positive impact, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Full training and induction

Refer a friend bonus

Blue Light Card discount scheme

Additional pay on weekends

Flexible hours

Four weeks pro rata annual leave

Opportunity to obtain qualifications

Regular team meetings

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Driving license with personal vehicle is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with daily tasks and promote their independence.
• Provide personal care and domestic support to individuals.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Time Management

Personal Care

Education

Driving License

Job description

Our Care Assistants have the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives, both at home and supporting them in the community. This is a role that varies from day-to-day to helping the more vulnerable in our society, offering a sense of satisfaction that is difficult to match. Caremark Worcester have recently been awarded the “Best In Midlands” award at the National awards. The award-winning team will be more than happy to take any enquiries and any new care worker will be inducted and trained with the best of in-house training.

Working for Caremark Weymouth you would be responsible for meeting the support requirements of our customers, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence. You would be expected to travel to the customer’s home and assist them with daily tasks as agreed between the customer and Caremark.

Your role would include helping customers with tasks such as:

1. Prompting with medication
2. Support with daily routines
3. Respite services
4. Socialising and leisure activities
5. Helping customers access the community

Your role

The type of support that you can expect to be providing is no different to what would reasonably be given by a member of the person’s family. For instance, you may be providing domestic support to an individual or personal care.

You as a person

Caremark Care Workers are responsible for meeting the support requirements of our customers, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence. You will have to travel to the customers own home and assist them with daily tasks that are set out in their Care Plan.

As a leading organisation in the social care sector, Caremark provides all employees with an unbeatable package of benefits, which include:

1. Full training and induction
2. Refer a friend bonus*
3. Qualifying for the ‘Blue Light Card’ discount scheme
4. Additional pay on weekends*
5. Comprehensive support and back up, both in the field and in the office, from friendly and professional colleagues
6. Listening to our Care Worker feedback and making every effort to ensure you are comfortable and secure in your working environment
7. Shifts allocated and sent to Care Workers prior to the start of the working week
8. Ongoing training, development and supervision
9. Excellent pay rates including Level 2 and 3 Qualified pay rises
10. Flexible hours to suit your needs
11. Four weeks pro rata annual leave entitlement
12. Regular customers, so you can get to know each other
13. The opportunity to obtain qualifications whilst you work
14. Excellent internal communication, including regular team meetings
15. Real opportunity to progress to more senior positions

Additional Information:

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications:

Driving license with use of personal vehicle required.

Not currently giving sponsorship.

We are happy to speak to anybody looking to either get into care for the first time right through to people who have been in the industry for years. You might only want a few hours a week to pass the time; we would love to hear from you.

Full training is provided for anyone joining Caremark, and for those looking to further themselves, we offer extra opportunities with training specialists.

One of our care workers had this to say about Caremark’s extra training programme:

“I joined Caremark with no experience in care. The training I received gave me the confidence I needed to do a great job for their customers. I want to be a paramedic, so these experiences were invaluable and look great on my CV. They enrolled me on my level 3 in Health and Social Care, and I have recently completed it. It’s nice that a company really takes an interest in its employees.”