Care Assistant

Caremark ( Uttlesford); Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Great Dunmow is looking for compassionate Care Assistants to support clients with personal care and daily tasks. The position allows for both full-time and part-time hours, with a competitive pay rate ranging from £8.25 to £15.00 per hour, and additional benefits such as funded training and holiday. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and a caring nature. Apply now to start your rewarding career in care.

Benefits

Up to 28 days paid holiday per year

Funded DBS check

Additional Travel Time + Paid Mileage

Qualifications

• No experience necessary; full training and ongoing support provided.
• Caring and compassionate nature required.
• Good communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care such as washing and dressing.
• Help with shopping and meal preparation.
• Prompt medication and support daily routines.

Skills

Self-motivated

Good communicator

Caring and sensitive

Flexible

Well-organised

Job description

We give you time to Care.

Salary : £8.25 to £15.00 per hour Hours : Full time, Part time, Evenings Weekends

We Pay a Peak Rate of £10.00 per hour, 7 days a week between 7.00-10.00 am and 19.00 -22.00 pm

• Additional Travel Time+ Paid Mileage

Do you love helping others?Are you keen to give back to your local communities?Do what you love and be paid for it. Be treated like an extension of our family working for a leading home care provider.

We offer our Care Assistants;

Peak Rate Pay of £10.00ph(Peak hours 7.00-10.00 am & 19.00-22.00 pm)

£15.00 per hour Bank Holidays

Up to 28 days paid holiday per year

Full in-house training

Funded DBS check

We have both Full Time and Part Time hours with opportunities to work aguaranteed hours contractor to work flexibly. No experience necessary as full training and ongoing support is given to all who join the team.Please note that initial training is a full week.

Typical responsibilities include assisting our customers with personal care such as washing and bathing, changing their clothes, medication prompting and some domestic chores around their home such as meal preparation and shopping whilst importantly giving them companionship.

What we look for

It’s important to us that all Caremark Care Assistants have the following qualities :

• Self-motivated, well‑organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator

As a company we genuinely care about all of our clients and treat every member of the Care team like a family member and will support you in any way we can. Importantly as a Care Assistant you must be caring and compassionate towards others. Apply todayto start the process in your care career. One of the team will be in touch shortly.

Care Assistant / Support Worker / Community Care / Carer / Care at Home / Care WorkerJob Types : Full‑time, Part‑time, Temporary, Contract, Permanent

Salary : £8.25 to £15.00 / hour

Licence : Own transport (Preferred)

Full Driving Licence (Preferred)

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

The type of support that you would 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 help with bathing and dressing or domestic support.

Principal Responsibilities

Your role would include helping clients with tasks such as :

• Help with washing & dressing
• Shopping & meal preparation
• Prompting with medication
• Support with daily routines
• Respite services
• Socialising and leisure activities
• Helping clients access the community

What we look for

It’s important to us that all Caremark Care Workers have the following qualities :

• Self-motivated, well‑organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator