Care Assistant - Preston & East Lancashire [NJ]

Home Healthcare Connected; Preston; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility scheme

BHN rewards platform

Blue Light Card eligibility

Refer a friend scheme

Career pathways and progression

Employee assistance programme

Mental Health Hotline

Job summary

Home Healthcare Connected is hiring a Care Assistant to join our Lancashire branch serving Preston and East Lancashire. The role focuses on compassionate, person-centred home care with training and development opportunities through the Home Healthcare Connected Academy.

As a professional carer, you will assist with personal care, medication support where appropriate, meal preparation, and light domestic tasks while delivering companionship and reassurance to clients in their homes and

Qualifications

• Training will be provided to support you in your role.
• You will be caring for individuals at home and in the community, requiring compassion, patience and understanding.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care including washing and dressing.
• Managing medications where appropriate and safe in line with care plans.
• Cooking or preparing hot meals and helping with domestic tasks.
• Providing companionship, reassurance and joy to those you care for.

Job description

Care Assistant - Preston & East Lancashire [NJ]

• Full-time
• Department: Community Care
• Branch: Lancashire

Why Choose Home Healthcare Connected?

Care at Home Healthcare Connected is a career, not just a job. We want our carers to see their profession as one with meaning, where they feel rewarded, can develop their skills and progress whilst truly making a difference. Our Home Healthcare Connected Academy provides you with access to learning and development that shapes and builds core skills and behaviours, for now and for the future.

As a professional carer, your focus should be on what you do best - caring. That’s why our Home Healthcare Connected Technology app streamlines admin tasks, giving you more time with those you support. With features like instant messaging, you’ll stay connected and receive quick, helpful responses when you need them.

Some of our other great benefits include:

• Home Healthcare Connected Mobility Scheme - giving you access to exclusive discounts on car insurance, driving lessons, maintenance and more.
• Access to our BHN rewards platform with hundreds of discounts and cashback offers on online and highstreet retailers.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Uncapped £400 refer a friend scheme.
• Industry-leading career pathways, with various growth routes available.
• Employee assistance program, Mental Health Hotline, Healthcare Cashplan, Eyecare Plan and Wellbeing centre.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity, and parental leave policies.
• As a Menopause Friendly Accredited Employer we provide a host of support services for those affected by Menopause and Peri-Menopause.
• Employee recognition awards.

Working as a Care Assistant

Whether you already have previous professional experience, you've cared for a loved one or you simply enjoy supporting others, your compassion, patience, and understanding are exactly what we need. It's your values and kindness that matter most and we will provide all the training you need. Your responsibilities may include assisting with personal care including washing and dressing, managing medications, cooking or preparing hot meals, and helping with domestic tasks. But your true impact lies in the companionship, reassurance, and joy you bring to the lives of those you care for.

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