Care Assistant

ISS Healthcare; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care company as a Complex Care Assistant, where you'll support clients with complex needs, including those with Cerebral Palsy. This role offers full training and clinical support, ensuring you develop essential skills while making a difference in clients' lives. Enjoy benefits like paid annual leave and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Maternity/Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Refer a friend scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required.
• Ability to care and support clients with complex needs.
• Team-oriented with a willingness to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clients with complex needs in their homes.
• Assist clients with daily activities and social events.
• Enhance skills in areas like tracheotomy and ventilation.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Shifts Available:10.00am to 7.00pm, Mon to Saturday x2 vacancies

This role requires a driver and having access to your own car is essential.

What we offer

Advantage Healthcare is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

What you’ll get

• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Paid annual leave
• Refer a friend scheme
• Enhanced DBS check

Job Description

What you’ll do

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your current skill base and join us as a Complex Care Assistant. You will have full training and clinical support to develop and improve skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, stoma care, and so much more! We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. And you’ll never know what challenges you’re about to face next. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you’ll be making your clients’ days brighter, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

Our Client has Cerebral Palsy and need support to attend university and social events.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

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. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.