Care Assistant

Abacare; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Hengoed is seeking Care Assistants to support clients with personal care and daily living tasks. No prior experience is required; compassion and a willingness to learn are essential. Flexible hours and competitive pay are offered, along with benefits such as maternity pay and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Access to discounts with Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• No previous social care experience required, but compassion and ability to care are essential.
• Must be resilient and willing to learn new skills.
• Teamwork and ability to follow individual care plans are critical.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks including bathing and dressing.
• Assist with medication management and practical tasks like shopping.
• Follow individual care plans to ensure client's safety and comfort.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Overview

Location: Penpedairheol, Gelligaer, Ystrad Mynach, Cefn Hengoed, Hengoed, Nelson, Treharris

Finance and role details: Pay Rate: £12.70 per hour weekdays (£12.90 weekends). Travel time and mileage paid. Shifts available: Flexible hours that work for you. Access to vehicle required due to geographical location of role.

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 Abacare, 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 client’s lives and your career.

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and wellbeing 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.

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.

Additional Information

Why choose us? We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.

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