Community Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbots Care in Dorset is looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join as community care assistants. The role offers unique opportunities to provide personal care, companionship, and support to service users in their homes, with comprehensive training provided. Flexible hours, competitive pay, and ongoing professional development are available.

Benefits

Hourly rate of £12.82 - guaranteed hours

Paid mileage of 45 pence

Flexible hours and working patterns

Full in-house paid training and DBS

Blue Light Discount for restaurants and stores

Paid ongoing development and Diplomas

Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards

Qualifications

• Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Training provided; experience not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care including administering medication.
• Supporting service users with social activities and domestic tasks.
• Offering companionship to service users.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Abbots Care are seeking kind and compassionate members of our local community to join our expanding teamin Dorset and surrounding areas.

Abbots Care Dorset are a small family-run sister branch of one of the leading care providers in the UK. We pride ourselves on offering a unique and person-centred service tailored precisely to each of our service user's needs.

Our community-based support care workers provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible. The role of a care assistant is extremely rewarding and fulfilling, with many opportunities to develop within your career at Abbots Care Dorset including paid Diplomas and career progression.

Experience isn’t always necessary as we have a comprehensive training and Induction course and shadow with you until you are ready.

The Role of a community care assistant includes:

• Providing personal care including administering of medication
• Supporting our service users with social activities
• Supporting with domestic taskswithin their homes
• Offering companionship to our service users

What Abbots Care Dorset can offer you:

• Hourly rate of£12.82 - guaranteed hours
• Fantastic rates of pay withpaid mileage of 45 pence (Highest in the area)
• Flexible hours and working patterns
• Full and part time hours available between 7am – 10pm
• Guaranteed hours whether we give you care calls or not
• Full Inhousepaidtraining and DBS
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores
• Paid ongoing development and Diplomas
• Access to our brand-new Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards.

Our employee’s mental health and wellbeing is important to us and with the launch of our new wellbeing app gives us an opportunity to connect with our carers and discuss any issues they may been experiencing.

We also offer flexibility within our roles to cater to each employee's needs, whether that be to work around family time or other commitments. Employees have the option of contracts up to 40hrs with salaries of £26,665.60 per annum depending on their availability.

If you are interested in joining our small friendly team but have no experience in the homecare industry, your application is still valued as we offer fully paid inhouse training to all.

Due to the nature of the role and being community based in and around Dorset you will need to have a full driving license and access to your own vehicle, as well the right to work in the UK.

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