Community Care Assistant

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations Limited; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is seeking a compassionate Community Carer to provide personal care and support in South Gloucestershire. The role includes administering medication with full training, maintaining accurate documentation, and supporting clients in staying independent at home. Applicants with a kind demeanor and the ability to provide excellent customer service are encouraged to apply. Flexible working arrangements are available with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Fully-funded Medicash Health Plan

FREE Blue Light Card

Competitive pay with enhancements for weekends and bank holidays

Qualifications

• No formal care experience required; kindness and compassion are essential.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service and engage with clients.
• Must be a driver with your own vehicle for client visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support in clients' homes.
• Administer medication in line with care plans, with training provided.
• Maintain and record documentation accurately.

Skills

Kindness

Compassion

Customer service

Timekeeping skills

Job description

Job Location

South Gloucestershire Community (Kingswood, Hanham, Downend and surrounding areas)

Location: South Gloucestershire Community (Kingswood, Hanham, Downend and surrounding areas)

Pay: £12.60 - £13.25 per hour, plus weekend and bank holiday enhancements

Highlighted points

• Providing personal care and support in clients' own homes
• Administering medication in line with a client's care plan - full training provided
• Maintaining and recording all relevant documentation accurately
• Part of a close-knit team dedicated to supporting clients and each other
• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan and a variety of job benefits
• Competitive rates of pay with enhancements for weekends and bank holidays
• No formal care experience required, training provided

Are you looking for a rewarding career that allows you to make a difference in the local community? Are you a naturally kind and compassionate person with experience caring for others? Do you have no experience, and are looking for a new and exciting opportunity this new year?

Apply today to join our amazing, supportive team, take advantage of our great benefits and become a part of something more.

About the Role

Being a Community Carer is a heartwarming role; it’s all about helping individuals in our community to stay in their own home, with all their home comforts and remain independent for as long as possible. As a Community Carer you will be…

Providing personal care and support in clients' own homes, such as washing, dressing, food preparation etc.

Administer medication in line with a client's care plan - full training will be provided.

Ensuring that all relevant documentation is promptly maintained and recorded accurately.

Supporting our clients to enjoy life and remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

A kind, caring and passionate person who is able to brighten up our clients' day.

A part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to providing the best possible support to our clients as well as supporting each other.

About you

No formal care experience or qualifications are required. If you are a naturally kind and caring person, who has cared for people in your own life you have all the experience needed. Full training and the opportunity to advance your career through completing qualifications will be provided! Are you…

A naturally kind, patient and compassionate person who will be able to put a smile on clients' faces.

Committed to delivering excellent customer service, able to go the extra mile to remember the little things; milky tea with 2 sugars please!

Respectful of the dignity and privacy of others, you’ll be visiting their homes and providing personal care.

Able to work upon your own initiative with strong timekeeping skills, no two days will be the same.

Looking to advance your career or try something new? Full training is provided.

A driver with your own vehicle. This is essential to travel between clients.

Benefits

• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments
• Competitive rates of pay plus £1 an hour enhancement for weekends and double time for bank holidays
• FREE Blue Light Card

We could go on… but how about, if you’d like to learn more, you pick up the phone and give us a call?

You could be a part of this amazing team too.

Contact our recruitment team on;

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Overseas Applicants

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applicants requiring sponsorship for this position.

Please Note: If you are invited to attend an interview you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and to confirm your right-to-work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed in line with our document retention and GDPR guidelines.

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.

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