Job description
Abacare
Posted Thu, 19 Jan 2023
Reference
ABASWAN2
Location
Swansea
Salary
£10 - 12 per Hour + 45p mile & Travel time
Job type
Permanent
Care Assistant - Swansea (Wales)
Abacare
Swansea
Job Title: Care Assistant
Locations: SA1, SA2, SA4, SA5 SA6, SA7
Pay Rate: £10 an hour £12 weekend plus travel time £9.50 p/h
Mileage: 45p
Shifts available: Range of flexible shifts available over the weekend Saturday/ Sunday
Access to vehicle required: Yes, due to the geographical location and nature of the role
No experience required as specialist training will be provided!
Successful applicant will be eligible for driving lessons voucher scheme with Swansea council
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:
- 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!’
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