Care Assistant

Agincare Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Fully funded training and career dev

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare Beeston, Nottingham, is hiring a Care Assistant to support individuals with learning disabilities, autism, mental health and complex needs. You will provide person-centred care and help people live fulfilling, independent lives within the community.

You will contribute to planning meals, daily routines and social activities while maintaining dignity and choice for service users. Agincare offers funded training, a pension scheme and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work.
• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, mental health and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities they live in, to encourage independence.
• Assisting with activities of daily living including social activities, personal care, routines, meal planning and budgeting.
• Communicating effectively using people’s chosen methods.
• Engaging with individuals to enhance their quality of life.
• Specialising in positive behavioural support approaches when needed.
• Recording and reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management.
• Working as part of a team and using your own initiative.

Skills

People skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Job description

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Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services .

You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs .

Where you’ll be working:

Beeston- Nottingham

As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in enabling individuals to live fulfilling and independent lives . You will provide person-centred support tailored to each individual 's unique needs, helping them achieve their goals and maintain their wellbeing .

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy

• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
• Fully funded training and career development
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support .

As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;

Encouraging– people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.

Supporting – Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.

Communicating- effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods

Engaging- promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life

Specialising - supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches

Recording- keeping accurate records &reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management

Team player – Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

About Agincare

‘We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices .

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently . We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.