Care Assistant - Rainham

Essex Cares Ltd; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care organization in Brentwood is seeking Care Assistants to help clients regain their independence while living at home. The role requires a full driving license, and no prior experience is necessary as full training is provided. Successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, flexible shift patterns, and various benefits, including mileage allowance and a new starter bonus.

Benefits

£500 new starter bonus

Double pay on bank holidays

Annual salary reviews

Full training provided

Enhanced contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Full driving license and own vehicle is essential.
• No previous experience required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Help customers regain independence.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, and meal preparation.
• Provide ongoing support and training opportunities.

Skills

Ability to assist with personal care

Strong communication skills

Driving license

Job description

Overview

Care Assistant (Social Care)

Details

• Salary: £13.85 per hour
• Mileage: 45p per mile tax-free
• Contract: Permanent with guaranteed hours
• Hours: Full time or part-time available, includes working every other weekend
• Shifts: 7am – 1.30pm, 4pm – 10.30pm
• Sponsorship: ECL does not provide support for sponsorship at this time
• Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential
• Travel required – You will be required to travel around Rainham and the surrounding area, which will include Hornchurch, Upminster, Romford, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Collier Row, Emerson Park, Elm Park, and Corbet’s Tey

Responsibilities

• As a Care Assistant in reablement, you’ll be playing a key role in helping our customers regain their independence and continue living in their own home.
• This could include helping clients to relearn skills in their lives, such as personal care, mobility and preparing meals.
• You don’t need to have any previous experience as we will provide you with all the training you need.
• Once you are trained, you will be assigned a mentor who will take you out to meet some of our customers and work alongside you until you are confident 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 45p per mile as well as paying your time travelling between customers.

Benefits

• £13.15 per hour
• Double pay on bank holidays at £26.30 per hour
• £500 new starter bonus*
• 45p 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
• Annual salary reviews
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Uniform, PPE, parking permits and company smart phone provided
• Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme – we contribute up to 6%
• Healthcare support scheme paid for by ECL
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Employee Referrals Scheme
• Employee Loyalty Scheme

About the company and equal opportunity

If you are considering a new career, 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. 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.

* New starter bonus awarded 12 months after start date