Care Assistant

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd; Poulton-le-Fylde; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking Care Assistants to support clients in their homes. The position offers a pay rate of £12.60 per hour plus a fuel allowance. Responsibilities include assisting clients with personal care, medication, and practical tasks. No prior experience is required, but candidates should possess compassion and a willingness to learn. The role comes with various benefits including paid training, maternity and paternity pay, and a well-being platform. Join the team and make a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay

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

• Compassionate and willing to learn.
• Ability to work as part of a close-knit team.
• Resilience in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks such as bathing and dressing.
• Assist with medication management and incontinence care.
• Help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes, and housework.

Job description

Pay Rate:£12.60 per hour, plus 15p per mile fuel allowance

Shifts available:Range of shifts available

Access to vehicle required due to the geographical nature of the role

We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants

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 Guardian homcare, 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 client’s 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 do

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.

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security.Apply now and start your journey with us

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.