Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking Care Assistants in Plymouth to support clients in their homes. This role requires caring and compassionate individuals to assist clients with personal care and daily tasks. Various shifts are available, ensuring flexibility and offering guaranteed hour contracts. Enhanced benefits include paid training, maternity and paternity pay, annual leave, and numerous opportunities for self-development. No prior experience is necessary, making this a great opportunity for new starters.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Death in Service Payment

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

Flexible hours

Local work with paid mileage

Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays

Paid training

Self-development opportunities

Access to in-house app

Opportunities with the largest care company in the UK

Interview scheduling at your convenience

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their homes, assisting with personal care and daily activities.
• Follow individual care plans and ensure safety and well-being.
• Provide companionship and prevent loneliness.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Pay Rate: £12.77 to £13.90 per hour depending on the area, plus paid mileage. Higher weekend rates.

Shifts: Various shifts available

Bring your caring and compassionate attitude to our fantastic team.

As a HLC Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award winning care to support our clients in their own homes to maintain their independence, dignity and self-worth. Every day is different!

Benefits for our Care Assistants

As a care professional, you'll get:

• 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
• Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays
• 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

Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

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.

• Various shifts available
• Looking for full‑time and part‑time care assistants
• Guaranteed hour contracts available to suit

What else you’ll help with

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

Qualifications

Care Assistant Job: Skills & Requirement

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

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.