Care Assistant - Low Moor Side (LS12)

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated community team as a Care Assistant, where your mission is to enrich lives and make a positive difference. This role involves providing personal care, promoting independence, and connecting individuals with their communities. With comprehensive training and a supportive environment, you'll be empowered to deliver personalized care while ensuring dignity and respect. If you're passionate about making a difference and have the essential qualities of patience and empathy, this opportunity is perfect for you. Apply today and become a vital part of a caring community!

Benefits

Fully funded DBS

Paid induction training

Training development funded

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Union membership (optional)

Qualifications

• Essential qualities include patience, empathy, and clear communication.
• Experience in personal care and supporting independence is beneficial.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication Skills

Education

Care Assistant Training

Job description

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Care Assistant - Low Moor Side (LS12), Leeds

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Client:

Be Caring

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

11

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Requirements:

• Female applicants only
• Drivers only

Be a Care-Giving Day-Maker

Our Mission “Is to be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference.” Join our dedicated community team and help us to enrich the lives of others.

Join our dedicated community team today!

We are recruiting a minimum of 3 full-time or 6 part-time Care Assistants to provide care and support to people living in Low Moor Side (LS12) which includes:

• Low Moor Side
• New Farnley

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of those in your community, we want to hear from you!

• Shift Pay rather than pay per call; allowing you to go Above & Beyond when supporting clients to achieve outcomes, maintain independence and build community connections.

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which for this role include late shift working and alternate weekends.

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

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

• 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

You may 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 in Low Moor Side, 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 by 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

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!