Community Care Assistant

Forest Homecare Limited.; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid holiday

Mileage paid

Uniforms and PPE provided

Free DBS check (if required)

Employee referral scheme up to £500

Annual salary reviews

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Job summary

Forest Homecare Limited in Chelmsford is recruiting Community Care Assistants to cover Chelmsford and surrounding areas. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided, with ongoing support and supervision.

We are a family-run agency serving Essex and Suffolk, offering a flexible shift pattern, mileage paid, and an annual salary review. You will work with a caring team to help individuals maintain independence, dignity and quality of life.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; full training provided.
• Must be reliable, caring and able to work in a team.
• Drivers with their own car are essential due to service locations.

Responsibilities

• Help service users maintain independence and dignity.
• Assist with personal care tasks such as dressing, bathing, toileting.
• Support with meals and light domestic duties in the home.
• Work with professionals to provide strength-based outcomes.

Skills

Caring nature

Reliability

Communication skills

Car owner

Education

Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications

Job description

Forest Homecare is recruiting Community Care Assistants to cover Chelmsford and surrounding areas. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided.

You will be part of an established family-run care agency that operates throughout Essex and Suffolk.

We pride ourselves on working in partnership with professionals to ensure we provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to our work.

Do you want to work in a supportive and caring team, who works hard to provide care, support, and life skills to individuals across our services? We are looking for team members that are enthusiastic, driven, and reliable. You must want to provide compassionate and high-quality service to the individuals you are working with. As a Care Assistant, you will need to have a professional, caring, and flexible approach. This is a varied and rewarding role, where no two days are the same. If this seems like a role you could suit.

Your main duties will include:

• Helping our Service Users maintain their independence and dignity
• Assisting our Service Users with all aspects of personal care such as dressing, undressing, bathing, and toileting
• Supporting with preparing and serving meals
• Maintaining the service user's physical environment including laundry, changing and making beds, tidying, and light cleaning duties
• Working in partnership with all relevant professionals to provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to your work

We provide care 365 days a year between the hours of 6am to 11pm and split this over 4 shifts (Morning, Lunch, Tea, and Bed).

We can offer you full or part-time hours including every other weekend or one day every weekend.

Experience:

This role is varied, and every day is different, so being adaptable, and using your common sense and initiative are a must for this role. You do not need to have worked as a Care Assistant before applying to us, but all experience in this field will help. Those who have worked in hospitality, customer service, or retail can also draw on transferrable skills for this field.

Forest Homecare is committed to ongoing training and supervision, qualifications, and continuing professional development. We also provide an extensive induction on the commencement of employment. Experience is not essential, just a willingness to learn and implement all necessary skills for the safety and well-being of the service users.

Essential:

• Have a naturally caring and compassionate nature
• Be reliable and honest
• Understand the importance of maintaining our Service Users' dignity and respect
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Car owners, as this is essential due to the location of our Service Users

What we can offer you:

• 4 weeks paid holiday
• Work in your local community
• Paid induction training with regular updates
• Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications
• Free DBS check (if required)
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• Full or part time hours with flexible shifts suitable for you
• Mileage paid
• Annual salary reviews
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme paying up to £500 per successful referral
• Join a great team working for a highly respected organisation
• Support and encouragement to progress and reach your full potential within your chosen career

Forest Homecare is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.

Car ownership is essential, due to travel between Service Users' homes across the Chelmsford area.