Children's Care Assistant - Nights Basildon, East of England, England
Job description
We are NOT able to support international candidates requiring VISA sponsorship for this role. You must already have the right to work in the UK.
Are you looking to progress your career in care or childcare?
Are you looking for a full time contracted role, predominantly doing night shifts?
Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
We are Active Care Group, the leading provider of complex care. Within the Care in the Home division, we support children with complex health needs to live at home with their families.
We'd like you to join us as a Senior Children’s Care Assistant in the Essex area.
When you'll be working:
- 37.5 hours a week
- Full time permanent contract
- We mainly provide waking nights, but you must also be flexible to do days
- You must be flexible to work alternate weekends
What you'll be doing:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Children's Support Worker to support and give continuity of care to our children's packages of care in the Essex area. You will be supporting children with complex needs within their family homes. This will include supporting with personal care, medication, moving and handling and managing clinical equipment. This role will be to cover shifts (predominantly waking nights), help to set up new packages of care in the area and train new care assistants.
You must be a driver for this role.
What you'll have:
- Kind and caring nature
- Flexibility & reliability
- Good communication skills
- Previous care or childcare experience
What to look forward to:
- 23,000 per year
- 25 days holiday plus the bank holidays
- Holiday that increases with service!
- Retail & Restaurant Discounts
- Annual Colleague Awards
- Colleague referral scheme - earn a bonus of up to £1000 for referring someone you know!
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and world class training
- Pension contribution
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
Active Care Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. However due to the nature of the position there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement to recruit female Personal Healthcare Assistants.
