Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Llandeilo; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in the UK seeks a CAS Key Worker to support clients in their homes, ensuring personal care that fosters independence. The role requires a caring individual with at least one year of social care experience. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living tasks, connecting clients with community resources, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Join this dynamic team to make a meaningful impact at work every day. Flexible hours and various perks are offered to employees.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay entitlement

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and wellbeing platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• One year of social care experience is required.
• Specialist training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks and promote independence.
• Research the community to introduce clients to resources.
• Attend meetings with professionals to discuss client progress.
• Complete referrals for supportive technology like medication dispensers.

Skills

Caring and compassionate nature

Good listening skills

Job description

Travel:40p mileage

Shifts available:Flexible hours that work for you.

Access to vehicle required:Access to vehicle required due to geographical location of role

1 yearsocial care experience required as specialist training will be provided!

What we offer

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a CAS Key Worker, 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.

What you’ll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and wellbeing platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

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.

Duties will include:

• Research the community and introduce service users to third-party sectors with the view of integrating further into the community, increasing social skills, confidence, and independence.
• Attending meetings with relevant professionals (social workers, OTs), the rest of the team and the team leader to feedback on progress, discuss current cases and various methods to progress further and enable more independence.
• Completing relevant referrals to Delta Wellbeing for supportive technology e.g., Reminder clock, medication dispenser, door sensors, GPS watch
• Encouraging the client to reach, achieve and maintain goals set by social workers with minimal input from the provider.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You’ll need to be caring and compassionate, and a good listener. One year of social care experience is required as specialist training will be provided.

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.