care assistants

Cera Care; Chilton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced bank holiday rate

Holiday pay and pension scheme

Free DBS/PVG and uniform provided

Paid mileage between visits

BHN Extras discounts and Blue Light卡

Job summary

Cera Care is hiring Care Assistants in Thanet to support clients at home. This role welcomes every compassionate individual, even with no prior experience.

You will help with personal care, meals, and daily tasks, while delivering companionship and reassurance to clients in familiar surroundings. Night shifts from 9PM to 7AM are available, with a rotating schedule and offers benefits such as DBS/PVG coverage, training, and a path for development within the company.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required.
• Able to perform personal care tasks with dignity.
• Willingness to assist with daily living activities and companionship.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care tasks including washing and dressing.
• Support clients at home and provide companionship and reassurance.
• Help with meals, light housekeeping, and medication reminders as directed.

Skills

Compassionate

People skills

Night shifts

Empathy

Job description

Join Cera as a Care Assistant in Thanet. You'll be supporting us on our mission to transform social care and enable more people to live longer, healthier and happier lives in their own homes.

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day! No experience is required.

We're recruiting part-time and full-time care assistants to support our clients at home. We have work available in Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Westgate, Cliftonville, Birchington and surrounding areas., 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 continence support, 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.

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role - caring for our clients. Our predictive technology and risk alerts empower our care teams to make informed decisions and act quickly, resulting in fewer hospitalisations and reduced fall risks for those we care for. You really can care better as a member of our team.

Please note this role is subject to a DBS check and you must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal-opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are currently looking for candidates who are available for night shifts from 9PM-7AM. This role is restricted to female candidates due to the personal care needs and preferences of the client

The schedule rotates: 3 shifts one week, 1 shift the next, giving you every other weekend off.

Our benefits include:

• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free DBS/PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Paid mileage between visits
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform BHN Extras, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Exclusive discounts to help you get on the road including savings on driving lessons, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, cycle hire and much more
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including the Care Certificate and NVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £400 per referral

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