Care Assistant

Be Caring Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Be Caring Ltd is seeking dedicated Care Assistants in South Manchester to support individuals in their community. The role involves providing personal care, promoting independence, and leveraging effective communication skills. Training is provided, and shifts include varying hours including weekends. Competitive salary and a range of employee benefits are offered.

Benefits

Fully funded DBS

Paid induction training

Employee Assistance Programme

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• Experience caring for friends or family is valuable.
• Commitment to person-centred care.
• Understanding of dignity and respect in care.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in achieving their outcomes with dignity.
• Provide personal care and promote independence.
• Communicate effectively and share information timely.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Attention to detail

Job description

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Are you a Carer for a friend or family member?

Why not use your knowledge, skills, and experience to become a Care Assistant for others in your local community?

Join Be Caring Today!

Applicants must be based in South Manchester, UK.

You will be recruited to a dedicated care team operating in:

• Baguley, Brooklands, Didsbury, Northenden, Peel Hall and Wythenshawe (M20, M21, M22 & M23)

For this role we are recruiting:

• Drivers
• Walkers

Shift pay rather than pay per call, which means you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring , your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which includes early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

• Early shift: 7:00am - 2:00pm
• Late shift: 3:00pm - 10:00pm

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring we will agree your working pattern, setting 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours
• Fully funded DBS.
• Paid induction training:1 week classroom-based (Monday - Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules.
• Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
• Holiday pay:annual leave accumulates with working hours and length of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP):24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
• Union membership (optional):through our partnership with the GMB.

Job Description

If you have previous experience as a Carer for family or friends, you’ll make an excellent Care Assistant in South Manchester . As a Care Assistant for Be Caring , you will:

• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
• Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.

Induction Training

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. You may have no direct experience, or you may have been a Carer for a friend or family member. Regardless, we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant . As a Care Assistant for Be Caring , you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

• Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes.
• Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication.
• Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)
• Infection prevention and control,health and safety.
• Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity.

Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!