Care Support Assistant

Ylyw; Accrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a Care Support Assistant, making a difference in clients' lives in Accrington. This part-time position offers full training and excellent benefits including a competitive pay rate of £12.75 per hour post-training, holiday leave, and opportunities for qualification in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

Good Rate of Pay

Paid annual holiday leave

Pension scheme entitlement

Full training

Confidential employee assistance helpline

Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care

Career progression

Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts

Refer a friend scheme

Online employee portal

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and desire to care for others are essential.
• Possessing a UK full driving license is advantageous.
• A good standard of spoken and written English is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support vulnerable clients to promote their independence.
• Provide companionship and assist with housework, errands, and meal preparation.
• Administer medication as required.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Job description

Are you caring, compassionate and would like to make a difference to someone’s life? Then come and join us for a rewarding career in care.

We are looking for a Care Support Assistant to come and join our team to support a client based in Accrington, Lancashire

Full training will be given to set you on your path to being a Care Support Assistant, where you will be paid a competitive rate of pay after completion of training. We offer you time to do the training before you startwhilst we carry out our recruitment processes.

This is a part time position offering 16 hours per week

This jobinvolves day shifts and is paid at a rate of £12.75 an hour(after completion of training).

We offer excellent benefits such as:

• Good Rate of Pay
• Paid annual holiday leave
• Pension scheme entitlement
• Full training
• Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care
• Career progression
• Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts with 15,000 brand partners
• Refer a friend scheme
• Online employee portal - where information and self-service is available
• Employee feedback surveys and recognition

Your responsibilities as our Care Support Assistant will include: Assisting and supporting vulnerable clients to enable them to live the life they choose (where possible) to promote their independence. Your role will include, companionship, supporting with housework, running errands and supporting with preparing and cooking meals. Administering medication may be required.

Skills and Experience required of our Care Support Assistant:

You are required to have good communicationskills and have a desire to care for others. Possessing a UK full driving license and having some previous experience would be advantageous.

Your Life Your Way are committed to conducting a Safer Recruitment Process to protect the people we support. Please be aware that all our vacancies are subject to pre-employment checks e.g. DBS and references. A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role.

If you would like to apply to become our Care Support Assistant, please submit an application form online and attach your CV