Care Assistant

Cera Care; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading home care provider is seeking a compassionate and reliable Care Assistant in Poole. This role requires a driving license and vehicle for work, offering both part-time and full-time opportunities. Responsibilities include providing personal care, managing medications, and delivering companionship to clients. Enjoy flexible shifts and various benefits, including enhanced holiday pay and an industry-leading career development pathway. If you're passionate about caring for others, apply today!

Benefits

Guaranteed hours

Enhanced bank holiday rate

Holiday pay and pension

Free DBS/PVG

Paid mileage between visits

Access to discounts

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Referral earnings

Qualifications

• Having a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Compassionate with strong interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to assist with personal care and domestic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care including washing and dressing.
• Manage medications and cooking/preparing meals.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Understanding

Driving license

Job description

Discover a rewarding career at Apex Prime Care as a Care Assistant in Poole and surrounding areas.

The stated rate of pay is for Care Assistants with a driving licence and own vehicle and includes mileage and travel time in the hourly rate. Those on walking rota's will receive an adjusted pay rate.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. This role requires you to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

Shifts available include mornings, days, evenings and nights - you'll usually have every other weekend off for work-life balance. We have roles available for Female and Male carers that drive, and have some work available for female carers without a licence / vehicle in the immediate Poole area. We are particularly looking for people able to work full time (30-40 hours per week).

Our benefits include :

• Guaranteed hours available for those with flexible availability
• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS / PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Paid mileage between visits
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Join Our Caring Community

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

If you are looking for a truly rewarding role, where the companionship and comfort you provide will bring smiles and a sense of safety to those you care for - then apply today!

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK.