Care Assistant

Abacare; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity pay

Pension scheme

Death in Service

Blue Light Card discounts

28 days annual leave

Refer a friend

Cycle to work

Job summary

Abacare Limited in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking caring assistants to help clients live safely at home. You’ll follow care plans and assist with personal care, bathing, dressing and medications, enabling daily activities with dignity.

Shifts vary, some weekend work is needed. Access to a vehicle is required due to geographic location, with travel time and mileage paid. A people‑centered role offering real-world impact and development.

Qualifications

• No social care experience required; compassion and willingness to learn are valued.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care including bathing and dressing.
• Support clients with incontinence, toilet needs, and medication administration.
• Help with shopping, mealtimes and housework to maintain independence.
• Follow individual care plans to ensure safe, comfortable living at home.

Job description

Abacare Limited

Merthyr Tydfil

Company Description

Locations: Treharris, Troed-Y-Rhiw, Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Town, Gurnos, Cefn Coed, Galon Uchaf, Dowlais, Twynyrodyn, Georgetown

Pay Rate: £13.45 weekdays and £13.55 weekends

Travel time and mileage paid

Shifts available: Various hours available, some weekend availability is required

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

What We Offer

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a Care Assistant at Abacare, 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
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and wellbeing platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.

Job Description

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

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.