Care Assistant - New To Care (Highly Rewarding Role) Ipswich, England
Job description
MyLife is leading the way in providing the very best standard in UK private home care services, helping to enhance people’s lives, enabling them to continue living at home.
We now have vacancies for Community Care Assistants in Ipswich for shifts of 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm on either a full or part time basis.
Due to the nature of this role you will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle.
The customers our carers visit every day have a wide range of care needs. So, we are looking for carers who are empathetic, understanding and compassionate. We pride ourselves on our Care Assistants providing our customers with high quality care to enable them to remain independent within their own homes.
You may have experience in care or may have cared for a relative or friend, or just want the opportunity to make a real difference to someone’s life.
We are holding interviews now!
Continued Support and Career Development:
- Weekly Covid Testing
- Full PPE provided
- Regular communication with the Staff including Newsletters
- 24/7 support from the local office
- Free mental wellbeing support available
- Extensive training program and Wide variety of courses online and practical
- Opportunities to complete NVQ in Health & Social Care with a paid bonus on completion
As a Community Care Assistant your tasks will include:
- Assisting customers with their daily living needs
- Personal Care
- Medication
- Meal Preparation
- Shopping
- Cleaning and more
Benefits of working for us:
- Excellent rates of pay
- £1000 joining bonus*
- An opportunity to opt in for guarantee hours contract
- Enhanced bank holiday rates
- Paid for training
- Paid DBS
- Mileage for drivers
- Holiday pay
- Pension Scheme
- Care recognition awards
- Full Time / Part Time positions available
- MyLife will pay you to complete the Care Certificate, which is a nationally recognised qualification
Requirements: No previous experience or qualifications required.
*Joining Bonus, T&C apply.
MyLife is an equal opportunities employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temp to perm, Apprenticeship, Zero hours contract
Salary: £10.50-£11.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus
Experience:
- care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
- Overnight shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)
- Day shift (preferred)
Work Location: One location
