Care Assistant

Cera; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free PVG

Company mobile phone

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Holiday pay

SVQ funding

Blue Light Card

Discount platform access

Referral bonus

Job summary

Cera is hiring a community carer in Fife to support clients to live independently at home. You may have prior experience as a care assistant or be new to the sector, with full training provided. The role includes personal care, meals, and medication support across multiple local towns and villages.

Flexible shifts are available, covering mornings, days, evenings, nights, and every other weekend. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are required to travel between visits.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Registration with the SSSC in Scotland and SVQ2 funded by Cera.
• Must have access to a driving licence and a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care, meals and medications.
• Visit clients in their own homes across Fife and surrounding areas.
• Travel between visits using own vehicle.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 13.45 - GBP 16.8 - hourly

Job Description

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

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:

Our shift patterns will be 7am-2pm and 4pm-10pm, including alternate weekend work.

• 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 Burntisland, Cardenden, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Leven, Lochgelly, Rosyth, and St Andrew's and 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, you require a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

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.