Care Assistant - Colchester/Mersea

The Methodist Church in Britain; Colchester, Colchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave up to 32 days

Bank holiday double pay

Pension with employer contribution

Mileage paid

Induction and training

Annual salary review

Healthcare support

Job summary

Essex Cares (ECL) is hiring a care assistant to support adults in regaining independence at home. The role involves personal care, mobility and meal preparation with full training provided. You will be on shifts around 30 hours per week, with early, late or split shifts and every other weekend.

A valid driving licence and car are required; visa sponsorship is not offered. Travel between visits across Colchester, Mersea and surrounding areas is expected, with mentoring support until you are

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; full training provided.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Help customers relearn personal care, mobility and preparing meals.
• Support customers to regain independence and stay living in their own homes.
• Travel between customer visits across Colchester, Mersea and surrounding areas.
• Work with a mentor on visits until confident in the role.

Skills

Driving

Job description

Care assistant post in the reablement service of ECL (Essex Cares), helping adults to regain independence at home. The work covers personal care, mobility and meal preparation, with no prior experience needed and full training provided. This is full-time, around 30 hours on early, late or split shifts with every other weekend, and needs own car and full licence. Visa sponsorship is not available through direct application, so applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Help customers relearn personal care, mobility and preparing meals
• Support customers to regain independence and keep living in their own homes
• Travel between customer visits across Colchester, Mersea and surrounding areas
• Work alongside a mentor on customer visits until confident in the role

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence
• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship

Other

• Own car with business insurance
• Available for early, late and every other weekend shifts
• Shares ECL values of caring, excellence, integrity and teamwork

What’s offered

• Up to 32 days annual leave a year including bank holidays
• Double pay on bank holidays at £27.42 per hour
• Guaranteed weekly hours, with the hourly rate paid for the whole shift
• Company pension with employer contribution up to 6% through NEST
• Mileage paid at 55p per mile tax-free, plus paid travel time between customers
• Fully paid induction, training and shadowing, with paid-for qualifications
• Annual salary review and performance-related bonus
• Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield and 24/7 employee assistance programme