Posted Tue, 04 Apr 2023

Abacare

Bargoed

Job Title: Care Assistant

Locations: Bargoed CF81, Nelson CF37, CF46, Hengoed

Pay Rate: £10.42 p/h and Travel Time £9.50

Mileage: 32p per mile

Shifts available: Flexible shifts – daytimes, evenings, and weekends (Full time and part time hours available)

Access to vehicle required: Yes, due to the geographical location and nature of the role

No experience required as specialist training will be provided!

Half day’s shift pattern

Morning and Lunch 0700-1400 or Tea and evening 16:00-22:00 this would include every other weekend or 1 shift on the weekend

3 / 4 shift pattern as follows:

Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday

Week 2 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

For those that are in further education

We can work around your timetable with regards to shifts even if it’s only one day a week we can also offer every Saturday or Sunday

We Care, We Listen, We Build, We Strive

Here at Abacare, we have an amazing opportunity to become part of our dynamic and supportive teams. We are looking for Care Assistants to join the team in delivering an extremely high standard of care to our service users in the local community.

Being a Care Assistant is more than just a job it’s a calling and imagine having a role where you are supporting people to remain in their own homes and more importantly putting a smile on their face. So if you are looking for a role that is both rewarding and fulfilling this could be for you!

Duties will include:

• Personal Care (bathing/showering/toileting/etc)
• Preparing and serving meals/snacks
• Assisting with medication
• Light domestic duties
• Companionship
• Some specialised techniques may be required, specific to a customer’s needs ( training will be provided)

Benefits:

• Guarantee Hours Contract
• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Career progression
• Competitive rates of pay
• Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us
• LifeWorks Benefits & Wellbeing Platform (benefits include high street shopping offers, great for upcoming Christmas shopping! and many other benefits.)
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Free DBS
• Free uniform
• Refer a friend Scheme

Key skills and attributes required:

• No previous Care experience required!
• Caring, compassionate and a good listener
• An energetic, happy person who enjoys forming relationships with people
• Enhanced DBS
• Flexible approach to shifts and working patterns

‘APPLY TODAY’ to ‘Be one of the people that make a difference!’