Community Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Broxbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

DBS provided

Level 2 Diploma

Level 3 Diploma

Wellbeing app

Blue Light Discount

Refer a friend £200

Job summary

Abbots Care Ltd. is recruiting community care assistants to visit service users in their own homes across Hertfordshire, starting with Broxbourne and surrounding areas. You will be part of a compassionate team delivering high-quality home-based care.

We emphasise flexible hours, full or part-time contracts up to 40 hours per week, and paid training with opportunities for Level 2/3 Diplomas. A driving licence and access to a car are essential for travel between clients.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence required with access to your own car.
• Paid comprehensive training provided by in-house training department.
• No previous care experience required; training supports induction and progression.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and care for service users in their own homes.
• Assist with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Prepare meals and handle domestic duties.
• Administer prescribed medications as required.
• Support service users with hobbies and social activities.

Skills

Full driving licence

Compassionate care

Reliability

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Care

Level 3 Diploma in Care

Job description

Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary care company in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. Our community-based care assistants provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible. We are seeking kind and compassionate individuals to join our ever expanding team! We have been providing support and care within the community since 1995 to various different service user types including children and the elderly. The role of a care assistant is extremely rewarding and fulfilling, with many opportunities to develop within your career at Abbots including paid diplomas and job progression. We are currently recruiting for community care assistants to join our teams providing care in peoples own homes in the Broxbourne and surrounding areas. Previous experience in the care industry is not necessary as paid comprehensive training is provided by our Inhouse training department. You will need to have a full driving licence with access to your own car in order for us to process your application. Our pay rates are £13.50 per hour weekdays and on weekends are increased to £16.00 per hour, with working hours between 7am-10pm. Shift patterns are 7am-2pm & 4pm-10pm including alternate weekends. As well as Zero hour contracts we also offer part time and full contracts of up to 40hrs per week, with pay rates of £13.35p/h weekdays and £15.50p/h weekends. Shift patterns are 7am-2pm & 4pm-10pm including alternate weekends. The role of a community care assistant includes:

• Providing support and care for our service users within their own homes
• Supporting and assisting with personal care
• Preparing meals and associated domestic tasks
• Administering medication
• Supporting your service user with their hobbies and social interests

We offer Competitive rates of £13.50 Weekdays - £16.00 weekends for a Zero hour contract Contracts available of up to 40hrs. - £13.35 per hour Weekdays - £15.50 Weekends.

• Paid mileage of 40p per mile
• Paid training and DBS
• Ongoing opportunities for additional training and progression including Level 2 and 3 Diplomas.
• New Wellbeing app for our carers to discuss any worries or issues with our trained mental health team - Our employees mental health is important to us and with the launch of our new wellbeing app gives us an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may been experiencing.
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
• Refer a friend and receive £200.00 per referral*

There are so many reasons to join our team, but these are our top five:

• Feeling of reward: There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone's day, week or even month.
• Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work life balance.
• Variety: No day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care.
• Real qualifications: Unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us.

Our perks: There are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches. If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others and meet the requirements outlined above, we would love to hear from you. Our employees mental health is important to us and with the launch of our new wellbeing app gives us an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may been experiencing. Due to the nature of the role and being community based in and around Watford you will need to have a full driving license and access to your own vehicle, as well the right to work in the UK. Terms and conditions apply