Care Assistant

Cera; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS

Company mobile phone

Uniform provided

Guaranteed hours

Pension scheme

Care Friends referral £400

Blue Light Card discounts

Travel savings

Job summary

Cera is hiring carers to support clients in Shrewsbury and surrounding areas. You will visit homes to provide personal care, assist with meals and help with medications, using Cera Tech to reduce admin tasks.

Flexible shifts across mornings, days, evenings and nights are available, with every other weekend off. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are required to perform this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or assisting others is valued.
• Ability to support clients with personal care, meals and medication.
• Valid driving licence and access to vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in Shrewsbury and surrounding areas with personal care.
• Assist with medication administration and meal support in clients' homes.
• Travel between client visits using own vehicle where required.

Skills

Compassion

Caregiving

Medication support

Meal assistance

Driving licence

Tools

Driving Licence

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 13.2 - GBP 13.7 - hourly

Job Description

Do Work That Matters. Join Cera as a carer in Shrewsbury.

Join our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier, and healthier lives in their own homes. Whether you already have experience as a care assistant, have cared for a loved one, or simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion is exactly what we need. We provide all the training you need to excel as a professional carer.

Why Join Our Community?

• Stability & Balance: We have a flexible approach for shifts including mornings, days, evenings and nights - you'll usually have every other weekend off for work-life balance.
• Guaranteed hours are available subject to candidate availability once passed probation.
• Financial Rewards: Enhanced bank holiday rates, holiday pay, and pension scheme.
• Professional Kit: Free DBS, company mobile phone, and uniform provided.
• Career Development: Industry-leading career pathways, including QCFs, with various growth routes available.
• BHN Extras: Access to our premium benefits platform for thousands of discounts on high street shopping and travel.
• Blue Light Card: Eligibility for the national discount scheme for frontline workers.
• Travel Savings: Exclusive discounts on fuel, car insurance, and vehicle maintenance.
• Family First: Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity, and parental leave policies.
• Complete Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, and eye care scheme.
• Menopause Accredited Employer: We provide a host of support services for those affected by Menopause and Peri-Menopause. Currently, the only accredited care provider in the UK.
• Referral Bonus: Earn £400 per referral through our Care Friends scheme.

The Role: Supporting clients in Shrewsbury, Monkmoor, Copthorne, Sutton Farm, Whitchurch Road, Sundorne, Mountplesant, Heathfarm, Bomere Heath and surrounding areas, this is a community-based role, where you will assist with personal care, medication, and meals, visiting people in their own homes and travelling between client visits. For this role, a driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.

Your role is powered by Cera Tech - our predictive technology that reduces admin and helps prevent hospitalisations, so you can focus on caring.

With flexible shifts available across mornings, days, evenings and nights, plus every other weekend off, we aim to support a positive work life balance.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.