Care Assistant

Cera Care; Dumbarton; On-site; GBP 19,286 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid mileage 35p per mile

Flexible shifts

Bank holiday pay and pension

Job summary

Cera Care is seeking a Care Assistant in Scotland to support clients in their own homes across West Dunbartonshire and surrounding areas. This community-based role offers flexible shifts in mornings, days, evenings and nights, with every other weekend off to promote work-life balance.

Driving licence and vehicle access are preferred to travel between visits. Training and pathways, powered by Cera Tech, help you deliver high-quality in-home care while you grow in the role.

Qualifications

• No experience required, just a big heart and a desire to help others.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, medication, and meals in clients' homes.
• Visit clients in their own homes and travel between visits.

Skills

Empathy

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 14 - GBP 14.5 - hourly

Job Description

Care Assistant (Scotland)

Become a Hero in Your Community. Join Cera as a community carer in West Dunbartonshire.

Join our mission in Scotland to help our clients live independently in the comfort of their own homes. Whether you have experience as a care assistant or are brand new to the sector, we can offer you the perfect role as a carer. No experience is required - just a big heart and a desire to help others.

Why Join Our Community?

• Stability & Balance: 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.
• Paid mileage between visits @ 35p a mile.
• Financial Rewards: Enhanced bank holiday rates, holiday pay, and pension scheme.
• Professional Kit: Free PVG, company mobile phone, and uniform provided.
• BHN Extras: Access to our premium benefits platform for thousands of discounts on high street shopping and travel.
• Blue Light Card: Eligibility for the national discount scheme for frontline workers.
• Travel Savings: Exclusive discounts on fuel, car insurance, and vehicle maintenance.
• Career Development: Industry-leading development pathways, including SVQs, with various growth routes available.
• Family First: Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity, and parental leave policies.
• Complete Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, and eye care scheme.
• Menopause Accredited Employer: We provide a host of support services for those affected by Menopause and Peri-Menopause. Currently, the only accredited care provider in the UK.
• Referral Bonus: Earn £400 per referral through our Care Friends scheme.

The Role

Supporting clients in Balloch, Renton, Dunbarton, Cardross, Vale of Leven, Gartocharnand surrounding areas, this is a community-based role, where you will assist with personal care, medication, and meals, visiting people in their own homes and travelling between client visits. For this role, a driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferred.

Your role is powered by Cera Tech - our predictive technology that reduces admin and helps prevent hospitalisations, so you can focus on caring.

With flexible shifts available across mornings, days, evenings and nights, plus every other weekend off, we aim to support a positive work life balance.

Registration

In Scotland, all care staff register with the SSSC. You must maintain registration and work towards your SVQ2 (funded by Cera; SVQ registration fee payable by employee).

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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