Community Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Tring; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading domiciliary care company is seeking community care assistants to provide support within clients' homes in Tring and nearby areas. This rewarding role offers flexible hours and includes comprehensive paid training. Join a passionate team dedicated to enhancing clients' independence and well-being with numerous opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Guaranteed hours with part-time and full-time contracts

Paid mileage of 40p per mile

Paid training and DBS

Ongoing opportunities for additional training

Refer a Friend Bonus of £250

New Wellbeing app for mental health support

Blue Light Discount for restaurants and stores

Qualifications

• Full driving license and access to your own vehicle required.
• Passion for making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Responsibilities

• Support and care for service users within their own homes.
• Assist with personal care, meal preparation, and associated domestic tasks.
• Administer medication and support service user hobbies.

Job description

Due to the nature of the role and being community-based, you will need to have a full driving license 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.

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 is currently recruiting for community care assistants to join our teams providing care in people's own homes in Berkhamsted, Tring, and Aylesbury.

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 in-house training department.

Our working hours are between 7am-10pm, including alternate weekends, but can be flexible on request.

We can also accommodate flexible hours between 7am-10pm with shifts of 6pm-10pm or 8am onwards, including for those who require school hours.

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:

• Guaranteed hours; part-time and full-time contracts available with an hourly rate of £12.21
• 0-hour contracts with hourly rates of £13.00 per hour weekdays / £13.50 per hour weekends - paid for time spent with client
• Paid mileage of 40p per mile
• Paid training and DBS
• Ongoing opportunities for additional training and progression, including Level 2 and 3 Diplomas
• Refer a Friend Bonus £250
• 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, we give an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may be experiencing.
• Blue Light Discount to use in restaurants and high street stores

There are 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: From competitive pay rates to market-leading mileage pay, we offer many benefits. 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, we provide an opportunity to connect with our care workers and discuss any issues they may be experiencing.

You will need to have a full driving license with access to your own car in order for us to process your application.

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