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Forest Homecare Ltd; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid induction

Care certificates

Free DBS check

Uniforms & PPE

Mileage paid

Salary reviews

Referral scheme

Welcome bonus

Job summary

Forest Homecare Ltd is recruiting Community Care Assistants to work in Great Dunmow, Saffron Walden and surrounding areas. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided. As a Care assistant, you will need to have a professional, caring, and flexible approach.

We provide care 365 days a year between 6 am to 11 pm and split this over 4 shifts (Morning, Lunch, Tea, and Bed). Car owners are essential due to the service users' location.

Qualifications

• No previous experience required; full pay training provided.
• Car owners essential due to service users' locations.
• Must be adaptable and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Help service users maintain independence and dignity.
• Assist with personal care (dressing, undressing, bathing, toileting).
• Support with preparing and serving meals.
• Maintain service users' environment (laundry, changing beds, tidying, light cleaning).
• Work across four shifts: Morning, Lunch, Tea, Bed.

Skills

Adaptable

Flexible

Caring attitude

Job description

Locations:Great Dunmow, Stanstead, Chelmsford

Hours: Part Time & Full Time (flexible)

Salary: £14.24 per hour

Bank Holiday £17.48 per hour

Forest Homecare is recruiting Community Care Assistants to work in theSaffron Walden and surrounding areas. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided. As a Care assistant, you will need to have a professional, caring, and flexible approach.

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

We provide care 365 days a year between the hours of 6 am to 11 pm 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.

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.

Car Owners – This is essential due to the Service Users location.

What we can offer you:

• 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 £100 per successful referral
• £300 welcome bonus* (Terms and Conditions apply)

Job Type: Full-time

Company pension

Referral programme

Do you own a car?

Please confirm where you currently live?