Care Assistant

TN United Kingdom; New Ash Green; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a caring team as a care assistant, where your compassion and willingness to learn will make a real difference in the lives of clients. This role offers flexible shifts and the opportunity to support individuals in their own homes, ensuring they live safely and comfortably. You'll be part of a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers career development opportunities. Enjoy benefits like enhanced maternity and paternity pay, a paid DBS check, and a wellbeing platform. This is a fulfilling role for those who want to make a positive impact.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity pay

Enhanced occupational paternity pay

Paid DBS Check

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and wellbeing platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required; focus on compassion and care.
• Ability to learn new skills and develop knowledge in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care, including bathing and dressing.
• Support clients with medication management and practical tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Pay Rate: £12 per hour (£12.50 per hour weekend rate) plus mileage

Shifts available: Range of flexible shifts available

What we offer

Kent Social Care Professionals is part of City & County Healthcare Group, the largest home care provider in the UK. Join us as a care assistant and you’ll be part of a friendly, local team that will support and look after you. You’ll also have access to resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that come with being part of City & County Healthcare Group. It’s the best of both worlds.

What you’ll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid DBS Check
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and wellbeing 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.