Care Assistant Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England
Job description
We are working closely with a local authority in Swindon to hire a care assistant. The successful candidate will be working in a residential care home managed by the local authority.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start in the public sector. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Ideally you will be someone who has the following:
- At least 6 months care experience
- Has a care certificate or NVQL3
- Has an enhanced DBS and is registered with update service
- Availiable to start work immediately
- Has right to work in UK and proof towards it
- Has all mandatory trainings upto date or willing to complete them
- Can provide at least 5 years of work reference
- A willingness to work flexibly across daytime and evenings
- A working knowledge and understanding of equipment and adaptations and how this is applied to service delivery and national standards for adults.
- A working knowledge and understanding of the principles of co-production, working in person-centred ways, how to develop resilience and improve wellbeing
- A working knowledge of information technology, processing skills including the use of e-mail.
- Ability to accurately interpret customer and client needs, appropriate elements event information.
- Ability to adapt information according to the needs of the recipient
Trainings:
- First Aid
- Food & Hygiene
- GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
- This role requires an enhanced DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £11.00-£20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Swindon, SN25 1RY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Care Assistant: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Enhanced DBS (required)
- NVQL3/Care Certificate (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
