Care Assistant

Kent Social Care Professionals Limited; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Social Care Professionals is seeking dedicated care assistants to join their team. The role involves supporting clients in their homes with personal care and daily living tasks, backed by a supportive team that emphasizes compassion and learning opportunities. With flexible shifts available, it offers a rewarding career path in the growing home care sector.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced paternity pay entitlement

Paid DBS Check

Death in Service Payment

Benefits and wellbeing platform

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• No prior social care experience required.
• Ability to care and resilience are key attributes.
• Willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Follow individual care plans and assist with medication.
• Help clients with shopping, mealtimes, and housework.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Pay Rate: £12 per hour (£12.50 per hour weekend rate) plus mileage
Shifts available: Range of flexible shifts available

What we offer

Kent Social Care Professionals is part of City & County Healthcare Group, the largest home care provider in the UK. Join us as a care assistant and you’ll be part of a friendly, local team that will support and look after you and you’ll also 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

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid DBS Check
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits and wellbeing platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

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 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.