Care Assistant Coventry, England
Job description
Job Title- Care Assistant
Location-Flat 14 Ribbon Court 689 Foleshill Road, Coventry CV6 5JQ
Salary- £9.90 ph + milage and travel time
Contract type- Permanent
Working hours- Full time, Part time and Bank opportunities
7am-2pm, 7am-6pm,4pm-10pm and we can accommodate school hours where possible.
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people`s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years` experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year - GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work
About the Service
Coventry Short Term is a re-enablement service which provides Support to people in their own homes for up to six weeks. This is to support people to regain their independence, following discharge from hospital or to prevent admission. You wiill be working with different customers on a week by week basis no two days are the same.
In your new role, you will:
- Build relationships with Residents, which are open and two way
- Support Residents to undertake their daily routines
- Establish methods of communication with residents, reducing barriers when necessary
- Accurately report and/or record work activities
- Support with activities of daily living & personal care
- Assist residents with mealtimes where necessary.
You will ideally have:
- Experience working within a Care environment (Advantageous but not essential as full induction training will be given)
- A warm hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness and good communication, a willingness to help others, requiring patience
- An open and honest character, respectful and celebrate diversity, connect with colleagues and residents to celebrate uniqueness
- own transport required car, bike, scooter.
- The ability to be a natural care giver and someone who can communicate in an open and honest manner with your colleagues, residents and their visitors
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;
- Be part of one of the most dynamic, innovative, and ambitious housing and social care organisations in the UK.
- Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6%
- Confidential support service with access to free counselling
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Career progression with opportunities to complete QCF Qualification
- Specialist online care induction followed by additional support and training
- A generous package of terms and conditions, including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays and night shifts
- Guaranteed contracted hours
- Free DBS and uniform
- £250 Refer a friend payment scheme
- Access to Wage Stream a benefit which allows colleagues to access up to 30% of their earned wages. Wagestream isn`t a loan and there are no interest charges
How to apply
Please click Apply
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment, or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
