Care Assistant

Quality Care Services Limited; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Care Services Limited is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant in Newtownards. In this role, you'll provide essential support to clients, ensuring they can live safely and comfortably in their own homes. No prior experience is necessary, but compassion and a willingness to learn are essential. The position offers competitive pay and various benefits, including paid training, annual leave, and a refer-a-friend scheme.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement

Paid training and shadowing

Uniform and PPE provided

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required, focusing on compassion and care.
• Must be willing to learn new skills and develop knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care, bathing, dressing, and medication.
• Assist with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes, and housework.
• Follow individual care plans to ensure clients live safely at home.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Location: Newtownards -BT23 and surrounding areas

Pay Rate: £12 per hour plus 25p mileage

Shifts available: Range of shifts available

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 HSG part of City & County 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 clients’ lives and your career.

What you’ll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid training and shadowing
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and Well-being 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

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 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.