Care Assistant

Job description

Job Description

About the role

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change?

You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge away from hospitality and retail.

Come and join the Agincare family as a Community Care Assistant.

Where you’ll be working:

• Our Newcastle-Under-Lyme covers Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, Kidsgrove and surrounding areas.

• Care Quality Commission Rating – https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-270213531

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• £12.00 to £12.50 per hour

• £500 welcome bonus

• Mileage 32p per mile

• Refer a friend scheme, earn up to £1000*

• Outstanding career development

• Fully funded training and career development (Up to level5)

• Blue Light care discount package

• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

• You must have a full UK driving license and your own vehicle

• Availability to work shifts between 7am and 10pm with alternate weekends

• A positive and caring attitude with the passion to help others

A day in the life of a home care assistant:

• Health and Wellbeing-Providing support, companionship, communication and engagement

• Personal care -supporting with a wash bath or shower and supporting the client with dressing and oral care.

• Medication-Prompting, assisting or administering medications and creams.

• Meals – Supporting the client with healthy meals, snacks and beverages.

• Domestic tasks -light cleaning tasks

• Mobility -Supporting the client to live as independently as possible.

• Social activities- Trips out, social engagements and activities within the home.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business caring for people since 1+86. With over 4,000 colleagues, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across our care homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living and live-in offices.

All of our Care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.