Care Assistant - Knotty Ash (L14)

Be Caring; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Be Caring is seeking dedicated Care Assistants to join their team in Liverpool. This role involves providing personal care, promoting independence, and supporting individuals to access local services. Ideal candidates will possess patience, empathy, and strong communication skills. Comprehensive training will be provided, welcoming applicants with retail experience.

Benefits

Fully funded DBS

Paid induction training

Training development funding

Annual leave accumulation

Employee Assistance Programme

Optional union membership

Qualifications

• Retail experience valued; transferable skills welcomed.
• Essential qualities include patience, empathy, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication

Job description

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Care Assistant - Knotty Ash (L14), Liverpool

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Client:

Be Caring

Location:

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Requirements:

• Female applicants only

Do you have experience working in retail as a shop assistant?

Then you already have many of the skills needed to become an excellent Care Assistant .

Want to try something new? Choose a career with Be Caring .

Applicants must be based in Liverpool, UK.

You will be recruited to a dedicated care team operating in:

• Knotty Ash (L14)
• Broadgreen (L14)

For this role we are recruiting:

• 2 x Drivers

Shift pay rather than pay per call, which means you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring , your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which includes early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring we will agree your working pattern, setting 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours
• Fully funded DBS.
• Paid induction training:1 week classroom-based (Monday - Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules.
• Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
• Holiday pay:annual leave accumulates with working hours and length of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP):24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
• Union membership (optional):through our partnership with the GMB.

Job Description

If you have previous retail experience, you’ll already have many of the skills needed to make an excellent Care Assistant for Be Caring . Patience, empathy, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are all essential qualities for this role.

As a Care Assistant working within Dovecot and Knotty Ash , you will:

• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.
• Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
• Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time.

Induction Training

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. For this role you do not need care experience, we recognise you will have many transferable skills from previous roles, for example as a shop assistant. We will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant . As a Care Assistant for Be Caring , you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

• Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes.
• Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication.
• Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)
• Infection prevention and 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!