Care Assistant Sudbury, East of England, England
Job description
Work with Forest Homecare
Job Title: Care Assistant
Location: Sudbury
Division: Homecare
Responsible to: Coordinator / Senior Carer
Hours: Part Time & Full Time (flexible)
Salary: £11.68 per hour
Enhancements:
Weekend £12.08
Bank Holiday £14.96
£300 WELCOME BONUS FOR NEW JOINERS (PAYABLE AFTER 3 MONTHS)
Forest Homecare is recruiting Community Care Assistants to work in Sudbury . No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided.
You will be part of an established family-run care agency that operates throughout Essex & Suffolk.
CQC Rated ‘Outstanding’
We pride ourselves on working in partnership with professionals to ensure we provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to our work.
Do you want to work in a supportive and caring team, who works hard to provide care, support, and life skills to individuals across our services? We are looking for team members that are enthusiastic, driven, and reliable. You must want to provide compassionate and high-quality service to the individuals you are working with. As a Care assistant, you will need to have a professional, caring, and flexible approach. This is a varied and rewarding role, where no two days are the same. If this seems like a role you could suit, please apply today!
Your main duties will include:
· Helping our Service Users maintain their independence and dignity.
· Assisting our Service Users with all aspects of personal care such as dressing, undressing, bathing, and toileting.
· Supporting with preparing and serving meals.
· Maintaining the service user's physical environment including laundry, changing, and making beds, tidying, and light cleaning duties
· Working in partnership with all relevant professionals to provide a strength-based, outcomes-focused approach to your work.
We provide care 365 days a year between the hours of 6 am to 11 pm and split this over 4 shifts (Morning, Lunch, Tea, and Bed).
We can offer you full or part-time hours including every other weekend or one day every weekend.
Experience:
This role is varied, and every day is different, so being adaptable, and using your common sense and initiative are a ‘must’ for this role. You do not need to have worked as a Care Assistant before applying to us, but all experience in this field will help. As well, those who have worked in any hospitality, customer service, or retail sector, as many transferrable skills can be utilized in this field.
Forest Homecare is committed to ongoing training and supervision, qualifications, and continuing professional development. We also provide an extensive induction on the commencement of employment. Therefore, experience is not essential, just a willingness to learn and implement all necessary skills for the safety and well-being of the service users.
Essential:
· Have a naturally caring and compassionate nature
· Be reliable and honest
· Understand the importance of maintaining our Service Users’ dignity and respect
· Excellent verbal and written communication
What we can offer you:
· Work in your local community
· Paid induction training with regular updates
· Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications
· Free DBS Check (if required)
· Uniforms and PPE provided
· Full or Part Time Hours with flexible shifts suitable for you
· Mileage paid dependent on area and travel requirements
· Holiday Pay
· Annual Salary reviews
· Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
· Employee Referral Scheme paying up to £500 per successful referral
· £300 welcome bonus* (Terms and Conditions apply)
· Join a great team working for a highly respected organization
· Support & encouragement to progress and reach your full potential within your chosen career
Forest Homecare is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.
Interested? Apply Today or send your CV, along with your preferred location and hours to [email protected] we will contact you to talk about our current vacancies.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: From £11.68 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Weekend availability
Work Location: On the road
Reference ID: HCA - SU
