Care Assistant

Proud to Care Devon; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care company in the UK as a Care Assistant where you'll provide vital support to clients in their homes. This role includes assisting with personal care, daily tasks, and companionship. Flexible hours are available with opportunities for training and career progression, making it a perfect fit for compassionate individuals eager to make a difference.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement

Death in Service Payment

Pension scheme

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend scheme – earn £300

Blue Light Card eligibility – exclusive staff discounts

Flexible hours, part and full time

Paid training – online and face to face

Qualifications

• Experience in care assistant role is useful but not necessary.
• Compassion and willingness to learn are essential skills.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks like bathing and dressing.
• Assist with medication management and housekeeping.
• Provide companionship and help prevent loneliness.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Bring your caring and compassionate attitude to our fantastic team.

As a HLC Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award winning care to support our clients in their own homes to maintain their independence, dignity and self-worth. Every day is different!

Benefits for our Care Assistants

As a care professional, you’ll get:

• Enhanced occupationalmaternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupationalpaternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits andWell-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave(pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme– earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Cardeligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Flexible hours, part and full time available
• Local work and paid mileage
• Enhanced pay forweekends and bank holidays
• Paid training– online and face to face
• Self-development– progression opportunities
• Access to ourin-house app
• Work for thelargest care companyin the UK!
• No experience necessary
• Book an interview at atime and date to suit you!

Job Description

Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.

Various shifts available
Looking for full-time and part-time care assistants
Guaranteed hour contracts available to suit

What else you’ll help with:

• Companionship–being a friendly face & preventing loneliness
• Personal Care–all aspects of personal hygiene
• Medication–collecting prescriptions & providing reminders
• Mealtimes–preparing tasty meals
• Housekeeping–keeping their home just the way they like it
• Mobility–help with getting around

Skills and Requirements

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We’re an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.

Travel expenses details:

32p Mileage

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Range of Flexible shifts available 7.00am to 2.00pm

4.00pm to 10.00pm

Weekday and weekend availability needed

Essential details:

Access to vehicle required due to geographical location of role.

Flexible hours that work for you