Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; North Shields; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care company as a Care Assistant in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Deliver compassionate care to clients in an Extra Care Scheme, supporting their daily needs. Enjoy flexible hours, paid training, and numerous benefits while making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay entitlement

Death in Service Payment

Well-being Platform

28 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend scheme

Blue Light Card eligibility

Flexible hours

Paid training

Self-development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills required.
• Patience, compassion & a positive attitude at all times.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship to prevent loneliness.
• Assist with personal care and hygiene.
• Help with medication reminders and administration.
• Prepare meals and assist with housekeeping.
• Support mobility and getting around.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Patience

Compassion

Positive Attitude

Job description

Develop & grow with us as a Care Assistant with Comfort Call (a part of CCH Group).

Make a difference in the lives of people living at our unit in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Bring your caring and compassionate attitude to our fantastic team.

As a Comfort Call Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award-winning care to support our clients in our Extra Care Scheme. Every day is different!

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and Well-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Card eligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Flexible hours, part and full time available
• Local work and paid mileage
• Paid training – online and face-to-face
• Self-development – progression opportunities
• Access to our in-house app
• Work for the largest care company in the UK!
• No experience necessary
• Book an interview at a time and date to suit you!

Job Description

The kind of things you may help with?

• Companionship – being a friendly face & preventing loneliness.
• Personal Care – all aspects of personal hygiene and personal care.
• Medication – collecting prescriptions & providing reminders as well as administering medication.
• Mealtimes – preparing tasty meals.
• Housekeeping – keeping their home just the way they like it.
• Mobility – help with getting around.

Qualifications

What you’ll need?

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Patience, compassion & a positive attitude at all times.
• A responsible, dedicated & flexible approach to your work.

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country, and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice, and security.