Care Assistant

Cera Care; Wingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay

Pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG

Company phone

Uniform provided

BHN Extras discounts platform

Blue Light Card scheme

Driving discounts on lessons/fuel

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Cera Care in Wingham is hiring caring staff to support clients in their own homes. Roles are available part-time and full-time with shifts including mornings, afternoons and weekends. No experience is required, full training and DBS are provided.

You will help with personal care, meals, light housekeeping and companionship to improve clients’ quality of life. Join a supportive team in Canterbury area, with opportunities for progression and wellbeing benefits.

Qualifications

• No previous care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care (washing, dressing, continence support)
• Support with meals, light cooking and domestic tasks
• Provide companionship and reassurance to clients
• Assist with medications under guidance when required

Skills

Compassionate

People person

Job description

Discover a rewarding career as a Care Assistant in Wingham, we're recruiting part-time and full-time carers to support our clients in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including continence support, washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

We have work available in Canterbury. Ash, Aylesham, Bridge, Chislet, Eastry, Ickham, Littlebourne, Nonington, Preston, Stourmouth, Wingham, Womenswold and surrounding areas.

Our amazing teams are looking to recruit new Care staff to work a variety of shift patterns – these include working hours of 7am-2pm, 4pm-10pm and alternate weekends.

Our benefits include:

• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform BHN Extras, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £400 per referral

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal-opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.