Care Assistant - Killingbeck & Seacroft (LS14)

Role Requirements:

• Female applicants only
• Drivers only
• This is a full-time position

Are you a Carer for a friend or family member? Why not use your knowledge, skills, and experience to become a Care Assistant for others in your local community? Join Be Caring Today!

Applicants must be based in Leeds, UK.

You will be recruited to a dedicated care team operating in:

• Swarcliffe (LS14)
• Killingbeck (LS14)
• Seacroft (LS14)
• Crossgates (LS15)
• Halton (LS15)

For this role we are recruiting:

• 2 x Drivers (Females only)

Shift pay rather than pay per call, which means you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.

Pay: £12.50 p/hr (drivers)

• Mileage – 45p per mile for drivers
• Part-time hours available
• Full-time hours available
• Bonus schemes*: up to £300 new starter, £300 Refer a Friend, £300 annual bonus. £25 birthday gift voucher.

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which includes early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

• Early shift: 7:00am – 3:00pm
• Late shift: 4:00pm – 10:00pm

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring we will agree your working pattern, setting 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours

Benefits:

• Fully funded DBS.
• Paid induction training: 1 week classroom-based (Monday – Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules.
• Training development: funded Level 2 and other accredited courses.
• Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours and length of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents.
• Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB.

Job Description:

If you have previous experience as a Carer for family or friends, you\’ll make an excellent Care Assistant in Swarcliffe, Killingbeck, Seacroft, Crossgates or Halton. As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, you will:

• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Provide personal care that protects people\’s dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
• Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.

Induction Training:

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. You may have no direct experience, or you may have been a Carer for a friend or family member. Regardless, we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant. As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

• Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes.
• Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity.
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication.
• Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red).
• Infection prevention and control, health and safety.
• Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity.

Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!

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