Community Care Assistant
Posted 9 hours 15 minutes ago by Abbots Care
Abbots Care is an award-winning domiciliary care company in Hertfordshire with a CQC rating of outstanding. Our community-based care assistants provide care to our service users within their own homes to help them remain as independent as possible.
We are seeking kind and compassionate individuals to join our ever-expanding team. We have been providing support and care within the community since 1995 to various service user types including children and the elderly.
The role of a care assistant is extremely rewarding and fulfilling, with many opportunities to develop within your career at Abbots including paid diplomas and job progression.
We are currently recruiting for community care assistants to join our teams providing care in people's own homes in Welwyn and surrounding areas.
Previous experience in the care industry is not necessary as paid comprehensive training is provided by our in-house training department.
You will need to have a full driving licence with access to your own car in order for us to process your application.
Our pay rates are £13.50 per hour on weekdays and £16.00 per hour on weekends, with working hours between 7 am and 10 pm. Shift patterns are 7 am-2 pm and 4 pm-10 pm, including alternate weekends.
As well as zero-hour contracts we also offer part-time and full-time contracts of up to 40 hrs per week, with pay rates of £13.35 per hour on weekdays and £15.00 per hour on weekends.
Key Responsibilities- Providing support and care for our service users within their own homes
- Supporting and assisting with personal care
- Preparing meals and associated domestic tasks
- Administering medication
- Supporting your service user with their hobbies and social interests
- Competitive rates of £13.50 on weekdays - £16.00 on weekends for a zero-hour contract
- Contracts available of up to 40 hrs - £13.35 per hour on weekdays - £15.50 on weekends
- Paid mileage of 40p per mile
- Paid training and DBS checks
- Ongoing opportunities for additional training and progression including Level 2 and 3 Diplomas
- New wellbeing app for our carers to discuss any worries or issues with our trained mental health team
- Blue Light discount to use in restaurants and high-street stores
- Refer a friend and receive £200.00 per referral
- Feeling of reward - there is no better feeling than knowing you have made a difference to someone's day, week or even month
- Flexibility - we understand the importance of having a work-life balance
- Variety - no day is ever the same and this truly is a special part of working in care
- Real qualifications - unlike other care providers, we offer a full range of training and opportunities to gain qualifications, we also pay for your training course as well as the time you have spent training with us
- Our perks - there are plenty of reasons you will love working with us, from our competitive pay rates to our market-leading mileage pay. We have a fantastic management team and operate an open-door policy in our branches
- If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others and meet the requirements outlined above, we would love to hear from you
Full driving licence, own vehicle, right to work in the UK. Please note that the role is community based in and around Watford.
Our employees' mental health is important to us, and with the launch of our new wellbeing app we give you an opportunity to connect with our trained mental health team and discuss any issues you may be experiencing.
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