Care Assistant - Clacton-on-sea (R5B255)

Westminster Homecare; Essex; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is looking for a Care Assistant who values compassion and understanding in their work. Your role will include assisting with personal care, managing medications, and helping with domestic tasks. Training will be provided, and the company offers numerous benefits including access to their WeCare platform for discounts, a mobility scheme, and employee support services. This is a rewarding role where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Cera Mobility Scheme

Access to WeCare discounts

Employee assistance program

Mental Health Hotline

Healthcare Cashplan

Eyecare Plan

Menopause Friendly Employer support

Employee recognition awards

Qualifications

• Previous professional experience or personal experience in caring.
• Ability to assist with personal care tasks such as washing and dressing.
• Management of medications and preparation of meals.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care tasks.
• Provide companionship and reassurance to those in care.
• Help with domestic tasks.

Skills

Compassion

Patience

Understanding

Job description

Working as a Care Assistant

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need. Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including 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.

Why Choose Cera?

Care at Cera is a career, not just a job. We want our carers to see their profession as one with meaning, where they feel rewarded, can develop their skills and progress whilst truly making a difference. Our Cera Academy provides you with access to learning and development that shapes and builds core skills and behaviours, for now and for the future.

As a professional carer, your focus should be on what you do best - caring. That’s why our Cera Technology app streamlines admin tasks, giving you more time with those you support. With features like instant messaging, you’ll stay connected and receive quick, helpful responses when you need them.

Some of our other great benefits include

• Cera Mobility Scheme - giving you access to exclusive discounts on car insurance, driving lessons, maintenance and more.
• Access to our WeCare platform with hundreds of discounts and cashback offers on online and highstreet retailers.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Uncapped £500 refer a friend scheme.
• Employee assistance program, Mental Health Hotline, Healthcare Cashplan, Eyecare Plan and Wellbeing centre (via WeCare).
• As a Menopause Friendly Employer we provide a host of support services for those affected by Menopause and Peri-Menopause.
• Employee recognition awards.