Care Assistant - Gateshead (England)

Comfort Call

Gateshead

Job Title: Care Assistant

Locations: Birtley, Wrekenton, Harlow Green, Allerdene, Low fell, Beacon lough, Sherrif Hill, Bensham

Pay Rate: Weekdays - £9.60, Weekends £10

Mileage: 22p

Shifts available: Days - Flexible working hours, discuss your availability with branch

Access to vehicle required: No, however a vehicle may be required in some areas due to the geographical location and nature of the role

No social care experience required as specialist training will be provided!

Always Kind, Always Honest, We Listen, We Learn

Being a Care Assistant is more than just a job it’s a calling. Here at Comfort Call 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
• Companionship

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 DBS
• Free uniform

Key skills and attributes required:

• No previous Care experience required!
• Caring, compassionate and a good listener
• An energetic, happy person who enjoys forming relationships with people
• Able to access a vehicle
• Enhanced DBS

‘APPLY TODAY’ to ‘Be one of the people that make a difference!’

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