Care Assistant - Littlehampton

Essex Cares Limited; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Double pay on bank holidays

55p per mile tax-free mileage

Up to 32 days annual leave

Career development & funded training

Pension scheme (NEST)

Healthcare support

Employee referral bonus

Access to Blue Light Card

Mental health support

Job summary

Essex Cares Limited is seeking experienced Care Assistants for a community reablement service in Littlehampton. The role involves assisting customers with personal care, mobility and daily living skills, with full training and mentoring provided.

This permanent position offers contracted hours (25, 30 or 35) and travel across Littlehampton and surrounding areas. A full driving licence and vehicle are essential, and mileage is paid at 55p per mile tax-free.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience or willingness to learn within community reablement services.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
• Comfort with dealing with personal care and mobility support.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with personal care, medication support, mobility and meals preparation.
• Support customers to relearn daily living skills in home and community settings.
• Provide companionship and maintain wellbeing during community visits.
• Complete induction and ongoing training with mentoring to build confidence and competence.

Skills

Care experience

Driving licence

Job description

Salary: £14.75 per hour Monday to Friday & £16.75 Weekends

Mileage: 55p per mile tax free

Contract:Permanent - 25, 30 & 35 hour contracts available, which include working every other weekend.

Shifts: 7am-2:30pm & 4pm-11pm

Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential.
Travel required- You will be required to travel around Little Hampton and the surrounding area

ECL are looking for experienced Care Assistants to join the team in Little Hampton

About You

As a Care Assistant in Community reablement service, you'll be playing a key role in helping our customers regain their independence and to live their lives independently.

This could include helping customers to relearn daily living skills, both at home and outside in the community. This role will involve assisting customer with personal care, medication support, mobility and preparing meals.

Regardless of your Care experience, you will be fully trained and assigned a mentor who will take you out to meet some of our customers and work alongside you until you are confident and competent in the role. After your induction training, with guaranteed contracted hours, we will support you to progress within the company, paying for ongoing specialist training, nationally recognised qualifications and well-being support.

As this is a Care Assistant role in the community, we will need you to have access to a car and a full driving licence with business insurance. With rising petrol costs, we offer the government maximum tax-free mileage allowance of 55p per mile as well as paying your time travelling between customers.

We understand the importance of a good work-life balance and our staff are as important to us as our customers. We offer a range of shifts so whether you want to work full time or part-time, we have a contract that benefits everyone. Our teams provide vital care and support and to reflect this you will receive:

• £29.50 per hour (double pay on bank holidays)
• 55p paid per mile tax-free
• Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Guaranteed weekly hours – hourly rate paid for your entire shift
• Fully paid induction, training, and shadowing with ongoing support
• Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
• Annual salary reviews
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Uniform, PPE, parking permits and company smart phone provided
• Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
• Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
• Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
• Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
• Employee referral program - earn £350 for referring a friend
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Mental health first aiders in every service

There are few jobs more rewarding than a career in care. At ECL, we look for people who share our values and passion to make a positive difference to people's lives throughout the community.

About Us

At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England.We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.

Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence, we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead, we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore, applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.

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