Community Care Assistant

Abbots Care Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading domiciliary care company in the UK is seeking compassionate care assistants to provide support in clients' homes. No prior experience is necessary as training is provided. The role offers flexible hours, competitive pay of £12.21 per hour, and opportunities for further training and job progression. Candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Benefits

Paid training

Paid mileage of 40p per mile

Blue Light Discount

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• No prior experience in care needed; training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Providing support and care for service users in their own homes.
• Administering medication.
• Supporting with personal care and meals.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

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. Previous experience in care 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 working hours are between 7am-10pm including alternate weekends; however, we can be flexible on request.

Responsibilities

• 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

About Abbots Care

Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary care company based in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. Our community-based support care workers provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible. Abbots Care are currently recruiting for community care assistants to join our teams providing care in people\'s own homes in High Wycombe, Chesham, Berkhamsted, Tring and Aylesbury.

Contracts and Benefits

• Contracts with hourly rates of £12.21 per hour weekdays & 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 the wellbeing app provides a connection to discuss issues they may be experiencing
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores

Top reasons to join our team

• Feeling of reward: There is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone\'s day, week or month
• Flexibility: We understand the importance of having a work-life balance
• Variety: No day is ever the same; this is a special part of working in care
• Real qualifications: We offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, and we also pay for your training course and the time you spend training with us
• Our perks: Competitive pay rates, market-leading mileage pay, and a supportive management team with an open-door policy in our branches

How to apply

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. Due to the nature of the role and being community-based, you will need to have a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle, as well as the right to work in the UK. Please apply and a member of our experienced team will be in contact.