Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Healthcare Limited is seeking a Care Assistant to support clients in their homes. This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in people's lives while enjoying flexible working hours and various benefits including enhanced leave and occupational pay.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required.
• Ability to care and resilience is essential.
• Desire to learn and develop skills within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care tasks like bathing and dressing.
• Support clients with medication and daily living activities.
• Follow individual care plans and help with practical tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Pay Rate: £13 per hour (days), £13.50 per hour (nights)

Days: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm (term-time), 40 hours per week

Nights: Monday - Sunday 9:30 pm - 8 am, 40 hours per week

What we offer

We’re creating brighter days with fresh challenges and exciting opportunities. As a Care Assistant at Guardian Homecare, each day will be different, offering you the chance to do meaningful work that makes a real difference to our clients’ 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 Well-being 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 support 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 and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.