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Care Assistant

Company: Comfort Call

Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Pay Rate: £12.50 per hour

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

Posted: 12 hours ago

Application: Apply easily

Company Description

Location: Skelmersdale, Up Holland, Tarleton, Ormskirk, Aughton, Banks, Burscough & Wrightington.

Pay Rate: £12.50 per hour - £12.80 weekends plus 30p per mile fuel allowance.

Shifts available: Range of shifts available - including weekend and evening.

We're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants. A driving licence and own transport is essential for this role.

What we offer

We're creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. With a career as a Care Assistant at Comfort Call, every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our client's lives and your career.

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid training and shadowing
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and Well-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career path opportunities to develop your career into management / team leader once you have gained a good level of experience
• Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.

Job Description

What you'll do: Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you'll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You'll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.

Qualifications

You don't need any social care experience to apply for this role. We're more interested in your compassion and ability to care. You'll need to be resilient too and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.

Additional Information

Why choose us? We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Apply now and start your journey with us.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers

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largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Apply now and start your journey with us.City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.Keywords: Carer, Care Assistant, Care Professional, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers

Company DescriptionLocation:Skelmersdale, Up holland, Tarleton, Ormskirk, Aughton, Banks, Burscough & Wrightington.Pay Rate: £12.50 per hour - £12.80 weekends plus 30p per mile fuel allowanceShifts available: Range of shifts available- - including weekend and eveningWe're sorry, but we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicantsA driving licence and own transport is essential for this roleWhat we offerWe're creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. With a career as a Care Assistant at Comfort Call, every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our client's lives and your career.What you'll get

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
• Paid training and shadowing
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and Well-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career path opportunities to develop your career into management / team leader once you have gained a good level of experience
• Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.