Community Care Assistant
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*Make a Real Difference Every Day — Join Our Team as a Care Assistant!*
Are you searching for a meaningful career where your support truly changes lives? If you’re compassionate, reliable and looking for long term job security with real job satisfaction, a career in care could be exactly what you’re looking for.
Care Assistant – Full-time or Part-time
Areas: Bishop's Stortford, Takeley, Dunmow, Braintree & surrounding areas
Shifts: 7am–3pm, 2pm–10pm or 5pm–10pm Plus every other weekend, with flexibility
Pay: £14.20–£14.40 per hour + 40p mileage + paid contribution travel time
Right at Home Stevenage, Bishop's Stortford & Braintree is a multi award-winning, locally owned care provider with an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding, person centred home care. We treat every Client with the warmth, dignity and respect we’d want for our own loved ones and we support our team in exactly the same way.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
- Supportive, welcoming team culture
- Ongoing training and career development
- A role where you can genuinely see the difference you make
- Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle
Our Care Assistants are at the heart of our service. You’ll be providing essential support to Clients who truly appreciate your help and you’ll finish each shift knowing your work has had a positive impact on someone’s day.
If you’re ready to start a rewarding career with a company that values you, we’d love to hear from you.
What we offer our Care Assistants:
- Competitive hourly rates £14.20ph Weekdays and £14.40ph Weekend
- Enhancement on Bank Holidays
- Mileage pay at 40p per mile
- Paid Contribution towards travel time
- Paid Holiday
- Free DBS
- Award-winning training and ongoing support
- Access to further learning
- Clear career progression routes
- Flexible hours
- Blue light card
- Private pension scheme
Duties will include:
- Motivating Clients to get the most out of their day
- Personal care
- Administering medication
- Assisting Clients with washing and dressing
- Shopping
- Housekeeping
- Meal preparation
- Taking Clients for appointments or outings
Requirements of a Care Assistant:
- Must hold a full and valid UK or EU/EEA driving licence and have access to own vehicle
- Be able to offer availability either early mornings (from 7am), afternoon (from 2pm) or evening (from 5pm) and every other weekend
- Commit to attending a 3-day training course
- Live locally to Bishop's Stortford, Takeley, Dunmow, Braintree and surrounding areas
- Have or be willing to obtain business vehicle insurance
If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers. This could be the start of your new career, with our full support and outstanding training, anything is possible if you put your head and heart into it.