Complex Care Assistant

Total Community Care Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care provider in Leicester is seeking Care Assistants to support adults with Downs Syndrome and Autism. The role includes assisting with daily living tasks, managing medications, and engaging clients in community activities. No prior experience is necessary as full training will be provided. This rewarding role allows you to make a significant impact in clients' lives while developing your own skills.

Benefits

Maternity / Paternity leave

Paid annual leave

Pension scheme

Refer-a-friend bonus

Cycle-to-work scheme

Fully funded Enhanced DBS check

Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• No prior care experience necessary, just compassion and resilience.
• Full training provided including clinical support.
• Ability to handle complex care situations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living tasks including personal care and meal preparation.
• Support client in community activities and manage sensory input.
• Engage in housekeeping and stock management.

Job description

Company Description

Location: Leicester

Pay Rate: £13 per hour

Shifts: Day shifts and waking night shifts available

Total Community Care is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

We're sorry, we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants.

What we offer

• Maternity / Paternity leave
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Refer-a-friend bonus
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Fully funded Enhanced DBS check
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Access to ourin-house app
• Work for thelargest care companyin the UK!
• Book an interview at atime and date that suits you!

Job Description

With this role you will be supporting an adult with Downs Syndrome and Autism in their home and supporting them in the community. Our client has 24 / 7 care and you would be joining a team of carers that make a real difference.

This is a very important and rewarding role that requires a confident, caring and friendly care professional. Our Care Assistants key aim with this role is to support the client to live a fulfilled life.

Daily tasks

• Assisting with all aspects of daily living, including personal care, meal preparation, and medication management.
• House keeping
• Stock management and ordering consumables.
• Assisting with Physio.
• Carefully and safely supporting access to planned community activities, managing sensory input, and promoting positive social interactions.

Our client loves listening to music, watching films, day trips, arts and crafts, gym visits, eating out, swimming, cooking, singing, painting nails, clothes and dressing up.

We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and in their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. And you’ll never know what challenges you’re about to face next. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you’ll be making your clients’ days brighter, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You don’t need any care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion, and resilience as we provide full nurse-led training.

You will have full training and clinical support to develop and enhance skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, stoma care and much more!