Care Assistant Bedford, England
Job description
Do you love domiciliary care but had enough of travelling between care calls? Come and join us as a Care and Support Worker (Care Assistant) delivering care to our residents, in their own apartments which are all located at Wixams Retirement Village!
Wixams Retirement Village, located in Bedford and is part of the ExtraCare Charitable Trust are now recruiting Care and Support Workers to support our in-house domiciliary care service.
Benefits:
- No more driving between jobs
- No sky-high petrol costs
- Golden Hello for All New Care and Support Worker Starters Of £500! (Criteria Applies)
- 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
- Buy And Sell Holiday
- Free Life Insurance
- Cycle2work Scheme
- Attendance Reward
- Free Use of Onsite Gym
- Ongoing Training and Development
- Excellent transport links
- Carer progression
If you are naturally caring, compassionate, patient, and personable and looking to develop a career in care then you may well be our next Care and Support Worker.
- Role: Care and Support Worker
- Contract: 2 x 15 Hours per week permanent contract
- Shifts: 3 x 5 hours shifts – 16:00 to 21:00
- Rate: £11.78ph (£9,213 per annum, pro rata of FTE)
Location: Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford, MK42 6EA
ExtraCare does not participate in the current UK Visa Sponsorship scheme; we are not able to facilitate sponsorship to candidates.
Please note: All Care and Support Workers will need to be fully flexible across a 7-day rota system, which will be given in advance and will be expected to work weekends as required to meet the needs of the domiciliary care service.
- As a Care and Support Worker, you will be expected to carry out the following tasks:
- Provide all aspects of domiciliary care to our residents including both physical, personal care and support with social activities
- Promoting and supporting the physical, emotional and well-being of our residents
- Encourage independence and self-belief
- Ensure records and documents are completed in line with our policy
Person Specification
- Hold a care certificate or willing to undertake a care qualification
- Personable, an effective communicator and a team player
- Passionate about delivering a quality care service
- Flexible with hours
- An extremely rewarding career awaits you if you like working in a friendly and supportive team, with variety and a fantastic working environment.
- Interview Date: ASAP for the right candidates
ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.
Should we receive the maximum number of applications ExtraCare reserve the right to close this advertisement early.
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