Care Assistant

Quality Care Services; Newry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Newry is seeking a Care Assistant to help clients with personal care and daily tasks. No prior experience is necessary; what matters is your compassion and willingness to learn. This role offers various shifts, including opportunities for career advancement in management. Benefits include enhanced pay, paid training, and leave entitlements.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Paid training and shadowing

Pension scheme

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Career path opportunities

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required; rather looking for compassion.
• Must be eager to learn new skills.
• Driving licence and access to own transport is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care tasks including bathing and medication support.
• Help clients with practical tasks like shopping and housework.

Skills

Compassion

Willingness to learn

Driving license and access to own transport

Job description

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. With a career as a Care Assistant at QCS, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills and Qualifications

• You don’t need any social care experience to apply for this role. We’re more interested in your compassion and ability to care.
• Be willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.
• A driving licence and access to own transport is essential for this role.

Further Information

Why choose us? 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. Apply now and start your journey with us.Shifts available: Range of shifts available. We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants.What you’ll get:Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption payEnhanced occupational paternity pay entitlementPaid training and shadowingUniform and PPE providedDeath in Service PaymentPension schemeBenefits and Well-being Platform28 days annual leave (pro rata)Refer a friend schemeCycle to work schemeCareer path opportunities to develop your career into management / team leader once you have gained a good level of experienceEligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.