Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Nailsea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming social care. As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in enhancing the lives of individuals in your community. This position offers flexible shifts, opportunities for career progression, and a supportive environment. With a focus on compassion and understanding, you will receive comprehensive training to ensure you can provide the best care possible. Enjoy the benefits of guaranteed hours, enhanced pay rates, and a range of perks designed to support your well-being and professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours

Enhanced bank holiday rate

Holiday pay

Pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG

Company mobile phone

Uniform provided

Paid mileage

Career development pathway

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• No experience required, but compassion and kindness are essential.
• Training provided for personal care and companionship.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, medication management, and meal preparation.
• Provide companionship and emotional support to clients.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Communication

Personal Care Assistance

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ in Health and Social Care

Job description

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Join Cera as a Care Assistant in Nailsea. You'll be supporting us on our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier and happier lives in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

This role is eligible for a Proud to Care joining bonus, which is paid at 6 months service, the bonus amount will be equivalent to one weeks pay (based on your average weekly hours), an initiative run by North Somerset Council.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. We have work available in Chew, Blagdon, Charterhouse, Nailsea, Backwell, Congresbury Yatton and surrounding areas.

We have a flexible approach for shifts including mornings, days, evenings and nights - you'll usually have every other weekend off for work-life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Guaranteed hours are available, subject to candidate availability
• Enhanced bank holiday rate of £24.70
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Paid mileage between visits at 45p
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Join Our Caring Community

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

If you are looking for a truly rewarding role, where the companionship and comfort you provide will bring smiles and a sense of safety to those you care for - then apply today!

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK.