Care Assistant - Farnley (LS12)

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community care provider is looking for Care Assistants to join their team in the Farnley area. This role involves providing compassionate care and support to local residents, promoting independence, and connecting individuals to their communities. Comprehensive training and a supportive work environment are offered, along with benefits like holiday pay and funding for accredited courses.

Benefits

Fully funded DBS check

Paid induction training

Funding for Level 2 and other accredited courses

Holiday pay based on hours worked

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Optional union membership through GMB partnership

Qualifications

• Essential qualities include patience, empathy, and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care that preserves dignity.
• Promoting independence through enabling approaches.
• Supporting individuals to meet their outcomes.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Effective communication

Job description

Job Opportunity: Care Assistant

Join our dedicated community team at Be Caring and help us make a difference in the Farnley (LS12) area, including Silver Royd Hill. We are recruiting a minimum of 3 full-time or 6 part-time Care Assistants to provide compassionate care and support to local residents.

Our Mission: "To be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference." We seek individuals with Be Caring values who want to positively impact their community.

What We Offer

• Shift pay structure, encouraging going Above & Beyond in supporting clients to achieve independence and community connections.
• Aligned working hours with shift patterns, including late shifts and alternate weekends:

• Early Shifts: 7:00am - 3:00pm
• Late Shifts: 3:00pm - 10:00pm (finish time dependent on public transport)

We will set your working pattern within a 2-week rota, including evenings as agreed. Benefits include:

• Fully funded DBS check
• Paid induction training: 1 week classroom-based, 2 days shadowing, and online modules
• Funding for Level 2 and other accredited courses for development
• Holiday pay based on hours worked and service length
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24-hour helpline for support
• Optional union membership through GMB partnership

Role Responsibilities

As a Care Assistant, essential qualities include patience, empathy, and effective communication. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing personal care that preserves dignity
• Promoting independence through enabling approaches
• Supporting individuals to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals
• Connecting people to their communities and local support services
• Delivering personalised care based on individual choices and preferences
• Communicating effectively, documenting, reporting, and sharing information appropriately

Induction Training

You will receive comprehensive induction covering:

• Be Caring values and going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes
• Dignity, respect, safeguarding, and equality
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Fluids, nutrition, and safe medication administration
• Moving, positioning, basic life support, and pressure sore prevention
• Infection control, health and safety
• Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health, and capacity

Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!