Care Assistant

Apex Inc.; Lewes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS

Company mobile phone

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Discount platform (BHN Extras)

Blue Light Card eligibility

Travel discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/parental

Job summary

Apex Inc. in the Lewes area is recruiting a community-based carer to support clients in their own homes, with visits across Lewes, Ringmer and surrounding areas.

You will help with personal care, medication, and meals, travelling between visits using your own vehicle. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are required, and you will benefit from mileage-inclusive pay, flexible shifts, DBS and uniform support, and access to our wellbeing and discounts platform.

Qualifications

• Must be able to provide personal care and support.
• Must be comfortable administering medications as directed.
• Reliable and compassionate with clients in their own homes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, meals and medications during home visits.
• Travel between client visits using own vehicle; mileage included in pay.
• Provide companionship and support to Lewes-area clients.
• Maintain safety, dignity and comfort of clients at all times.

Skills

Driving licence

Own vehicle

Compassionate care

Job description

Job Description

Do Work That Matters. Join Cera as a carer in Lewes.

Join our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier, and healthier lives in their own homes. Whether you already have experience as a care assistant, have cared for a loved one, or simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion is exactly what we need. We provide all the training you need to excel as a professional carer.

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.
• Financial Rewards: Enhanced bank holiday rates, holiday pay, and pension scheme.
• Professional Kit: Free DBS, company mobile phone, and uniform provided.
• Career Development: Industry-leading career pathways, including QCFs, with various growth routes available.
• 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.
• 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 Lewes, Ringmer 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.

The stated rate of pay is for Care Assistants with a driving licence and own vehicle and includes mileage and travel time in the hourly rate. For this role you require a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.