Care Assistant

LONDON CARE LIMITED; Rainham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking compassionate and resilient individuals for the role of care assistant. The position involves helping clients with personal care, medication management, and practical tasks like shopping and housekeeping. Full-time and part-time positions are available, along with guaranteed hour contracts to fit your schedule.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful.
• Ability to follow individual care plans and assist with personal care.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care including bathing and dressing.
• Support clients with medication management and practical tasks.
• Provide companionship to clients and prevent loneliness.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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

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