Care Assistant

Caremark Ltd; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

We give you time to Care.

Salary: £8.25 to £15.00 per hour
Hours: Full time, Part time, Evenings, Weekends

We Pay a Peak Rate of £10.00 per hour, 7 days a week between
7.00-10.00 am and 19.00 -22.00 pm

• Additional Travel Time
• Paid Mileage

Do you love helping others?
Are you keen to give back to your local communities?
Do what you love and be paid for it. Be treated like an extension of our family working for a leading home care provider.

We offer our Care Assistants:

• Peak Rate Pay of £10.00ph (Peak hours 7.00-10.00 am & 19.00-22.00 pm)
• £15.00 per hour Bank Holidays
• Up to 28 days paid holiday per year
• Full in-house training
• Funded DBS check

We have both Full Time and Part Time hours with opportunities to work a guaranteed hours contract or to work flexibly. No experience necessary as full training and ongoing support is given to all who join the team.
Please note that initial training is a full week.

Typical responsibilities include assisting our customers with personal care such as washing and bathing, changing their clothes, medication prompting and some domestic chores around their home such as meal preparation and shopping whilst importantly giving them companionship.

What we look for:

• Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator

As a company we genuinely care about all of our clients and treat every member of the Care team like a family member and will support you in any way we can. Importantly, as a Care Assistant, you must be caring and compassionate towards others.

Apply today to start the process in your care career. One of the team will be in touch shortly.

Care Assistant / Support Worker / Community Care / Carer / Care at Home / Care Worker

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £8.25 to £15.00 /hour
Licence:

• Own transport (Preferred)
• Full Driving Licence (Preferred)

You would be responsible for meeting the support requirements of our clients, in a way that respects the individual and promotes their independence. You would be expected to travel to the client’s home and assist them with daily tasks as agreed between the client and Caremark.

The type of support that you would be providing is no different to what would reasonably be given by a member of the person’s family. For instance, you may be providing help with bathing and dressing or domestic support.

Principal Responsibilities:

Your role would include helping clients with tasks such as:

• Help with washing & dressing
• Shopping & meal preparation
• Prompting with medication
• Support with daily routines
• Respite services
• Socialising and leisure activities
• Helping clients access the community

What we look for:

• Self-motivated, well-organised & reliable
• Caring and sensitive
• Flexible
• Committed to maintaining our high standards of care
• Good communicator