Care Assistant

Advantage Healthcare; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is looking for dedicated Care Assistants to support clients in their homes. This role involves assisting clients with personal care, medication reminders, and everyday tasks. Ideal candidates should possess compassion and a willingness to learn, with positions available for various shifts. Benefits include flexible hours, paid training, and a comprehensive well-being platform. Join us to make a difference in the community and enhance the quality of life for our clients.

Benefits

Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay

Death in Service Payment

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!

Blue Light Card eligibility for staff discounts

Paid training – online and face to face

Self-development – progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a care assistant role is useful but not necessary.
• Skills in personal care and companionship are essential.
• Ability to assist with medication and daily living tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with personal care tasks.
• Follow individual care plans to maintain client dignity.
• Assist with household tasks including shopping and cooking.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Care Assistant at London Care in Chichester

Location: Lapwing Court,St Peter's Crescent, Selsey, Chichester PO20 0AX

Pay Rate:£12.21 per hour and £12.67 per hour at weekends.

Shifts: Various shifts available

Bring your caring and compassionate attitude to our fantastic team.

As a London Care Care Assistant, you’ll deliver award winning care to support our clients in their own homes to maintain their independence, dignity and self-worth. Every day is different!

Benefits for our Care Assistants

As a care professional, you'll get:

• Enhanced occupationalaternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupationalpaternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Benefits andell-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave(pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme– earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Cardeligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Flexible hours, part and full time available
• Local work and paid mileage
• Enhanced pay forweekends and bank holidays
• Paid training– online and face to face
• Self-development– progression opportunities
• Access to ourin-house app
• Work for thelargest care companyin the UK!
• No experience necessary
• Book an interview at atime and date to suit you!

Job Description

Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.

• Various shifts available
• Looking for full-time and part-time care assistants
• Guaranteed hour contracts available to suit

What else you’ll help with:

• Companionship–being a friendly face & preventing loneliness
• Personal Care–all aspects of personal hygiene
• Medication–collecting prescriptions & providing reminders
• Mealtimes–preparing tasty meals
• Housekeeping–keeping their home just the way they like it
• Mobility–help with getting around

Qualifications

Care Assistant Job: Skills & Requirement

Previous experience in a care assistant role is useful but otherwise, the care assistant skills and attributes needed are:

• Compassion
• Resilience
• A willingness to learn

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.