Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare company as a Care Assistant in London, where you will provide essential support to clients in their homes. This role requires compassion and a willingness to learn, with no prior experience necessary. You'll assist with personal care, mobility, and daily living tasks, making a meaningful difference in the lives of those you support.

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required.
• Ability to care and willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management.
• Support clients with mobility and practical tasks like shopping and housework.
• Follow individual care plans to ensure clients live safely at home.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Mon - Fri: £13.80 per hour, Sat: £14.00 per hour, Sun: £14.30 per hour

Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, some downs, and a few curveballs. At London Care, every day is different. Every day offers you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that changes people's lives.

We support service users in the following locations across London

WORK LOCATION:

Wandsworth, Summers Town, Herne Hill, Peckham, New Cross, Kennington, South Bermondsey, Camberwell, Elephant and Castle, Rotherhithe, Southwark, Camberwell, Old Kent Road, Canada Water, Surrey Quays, Walworth, East Dulwich, Nunhead, Honour Oak

Shifts work across seven days a week,

EVENING – 2:00 pm – 10:00/11:00 pm

Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

• Our Care Professionals 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.
• Helping our clients overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use of, and care of aids/adaptations and personal equipment.
• Assisting with domestic tasks such as making and changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning, laundry, and emptying commodes.
• Our Care Professionals help our clients with personal care such as washing, bathing and toileting arrangements.
• Help with eating and drinking by preparing meals, snacks, and drinks, assisting with feeding if required.
• Assisting clients with preparing and administering medication.

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.

Qualifications

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.