Care Assistant - Crosshouse

Job Title: Care Assistant

Locations: Crosshouse

Pay Rate: £10.50 per hour

Mileage: 20p

Shifts available: alternate weekends Sat & Sun, 9hr shifts with the one service user, made up of the following times: 8am-12, 1pm-3pm, 4pm-6pm & 7pm-8pm

Access to vehicle required: No, however must be a driver over 25yrs of age to drive service users’ own car and satisfy insurance requirements

Experience working with learning disabilities would be an advantage

We are Dynamic, We Strive, We are Respectful, We are Loyal, We are Kind

We’re in it together, Working with you to give you the life you want!

Being a Care Assistant is more than just a job it’s a calling. Here at Constance Care, we have an amazing opportunity to join our friendly team. We are looking for kind, honest and compassionate Care Assistants to join the team in providing the very best care to our service users, imagine a role where you are assisting people to remain living in their own homes and more importantly making them smile every day! If you are looking for a role that is both rewarding and fulfilling, then we need you!

Duties will include:

• Personal Care (bathing/showering/toileting/etc)
• Preparing and serving meals/snacks
• Assisting with medication
• Light domestic duties
• Outings to the beach, shopping, days out, playing dominoes, jigsaws and being read a story

Benefits:

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Career progression
• Where you meet specific eligibility criteria we’re more than happy to support you to apply for the apprenticeship standard that is relevant to your role
• Competitive rates of pay
• Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us
• LifeWorks Benefits & Wellbeing Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Free uniform
• Refer a friend Scheme

Key skills and attributes required:

· Previous Care experience with Learning Disabilities would be beneficial

· Caring, compassionate and a good listener

· An energetic, happy person who enjoys forming relationships with people

· Able to drive is essential

· A current member of the PVG scheme or willing to register, be registered with SSSC or be prepared to register

Due to the needs of the service user, only female applicants will be accepted.

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