Care Assistant

Cera Care; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Cera is seeking Care Assistants in Houghton Le Spring to support our mission of enhancing the lives of individuals in their homes. Ideal candidates should be kind and caring, with no experience required. We provide the necessary training, and benefits include guaranteed hours, enhanced leave policies, and a structured career development pathway.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours after probation

Enhanced holiday pay and pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG and company uniform

Access to WeCare benefits & discounts

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Career development pathway opportunities

Wellbeing support programs

Referral scheme rewards

Qualifications

• No prior experience required, values and kindness are essential.
• Driving license and access to a vehicle for work are needed.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care including washing, dressing, and medication management.
• Providing companionship and emotional support to clients.
• Supporting domestic tasks, cooking, and meal preparation.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Communication

Job description

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Join Cera as a Care Assistant in Houghton Le Spring. You'll be supporting us on our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier and happier lives in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

Shift patterns available are 7am - 3pm and 3pm - 10pm.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. We have work available in Penshaw, Shiney and surrounding areas.

For this role you require a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work. 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.

Our benefits include:

• Guaranteed hours are available upon successful completion of your probation period
• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Join Our Caring Community

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

If you are looking for a truly rewarding role, where the companionship and comfort you provide will bring smiles and a sense of safety to those you care for - then apply today!

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK.