Care Assistant

Care Individual
  • Title Care Assistant
  • Setting Clients Home
  • Role Carer / Support Worker
  • Salary depending on experience
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Saffron Walden, Essex

Job Summary

Date posted: 19 February 2025

Location CB10 & CB11

Immediate start for experienced domiciliary carers to work in CB10 & CB11 area of Saffron Walden, Elsenham, Audley End, Stansted mountfitchet,Bishop Stortford and the Clavering areas of West Essex.

Care drivers are much desired for the areas stated above due to the local areas. Hence a Full driving licence is required.

Applicants with experience but do not drive is still welcome to apply for the post

Pay rate:  depending on experience and the complexity of the care package

Job Types: Full-time and Part-time hours available

Benefits:

  • Company car available

  • Mileage and contribution towards your petrol if using own car

  • Part payment of your car servicing on producing a legitable receipt

Schedule:

  • Monday to Sunday.

  • shifts range from hourly to 10 hours, to include day/night sittings

A Must Have For This Post:

  • Have the right to live and work in UK

  • Good written and verbal communication skills

  • Experience in complex care sector

  • Good communication skills and a good sense of humour

  • Have compassion, empathy and patience

  • Are trustworthy, honest and respectful Demonstrate understanding of self-centred care

  • Treats others with dignity and respect

  • Helps vulnerable people live as comfortably as possible

  • Assisting patients with grooming and personal hygiene

  • Monitoring clients’ health and wellbeing

  • Maintaining and updating reports

  • Daily tasks that may be required – such as light housekeeping,

  • Supporting with social interaction

  • Support to other team members in emergency situations

COVID-19 considerations:

We ensure all staff wear full PPE and do weekly COVID testing.

Experience:

  • Home care: up to 1 year's worth of experience (preferred)

Benefits

  • Overtime

  • Contract given after 3 months if shown level of credibility and loyalty to the business