At a Glance
- Tasks: Support adults in their homes, providing care and companionship.
- Company: Join Anglian Care, a friendly and supportive team.
- Benefits: Earn up to £14.65ph, plus a £250 starter bonus and paid mileage.
- Other info: Flexible shifts, full training provided, and great team events!
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: No experience needed; just bring kindness and a driving licence.
The predicted salary is between 14.65 - 14.65 £ per hour.
Join our team and make a difference to people’s lives! Caring isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to support people in their own homes, offer companionship, promote independence, build relationships, and brighten their day.
Management Pay Breakdown And Shift Patterns
- Daytime shifts 7am-4pm, evening shifts 4pm-10pm.
- You will be required to work alternate weekends.
- £13.90 day, £14.15 evening, £14.40 weekend day, £14.65 weekend evening.
Benefits
- £250 New Starter Bonus for Care Assistants who commence employment in September.
- Fully paid training: Receive all the training you need to succeed as a Care Assistant, including in-house training delivered by our Head of Learning and Development, followed by shadow shifts, and continued mentoring and professional development.
- Flexible working hours: Both part time and full time roles available, with daytime, evening and weekend shifts.
- Paid Mileage: 45p per mile for your travel between calls.
- Paid DBS check and uniform: Background check and uniform fully covered by Anglian Care.
- Early pay app: Access 35% of your wages as soon as you complete a shift.
- Career progression opportunities: Career progression pathway and free NVQ enrolment.
- Team events and activities: Participate in team activities to strengthen bonds with colleagues.
- Recognition programmes: Celebrate your amazing work with awards, incentives and competitions.
- Refer a friend bonus: Earn £300 for each successful referral.
- Outstanding management team: Rated outstanding for leadership and management by CQC.
About The Role
As a community care assistant, you will care for adults in their own homes to provide practical, physical, emotional, and social support to service users. This includes supporting customers with personal care tasks, medication, and domestic duties while ensuring dignity and respect are maintained at all times.
What We’re Looking For
- No experience necessary: Full training provided.
- Driving license: Must have a UK driving license and your own car with business insurance.
- Flexibility: Comfortable to work a mixture of daytimes, evenings, and alternate weekends.
- Kindness and compassion: Passionate about providing high-level care and support.
- Communication skills: Ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues and customers.
Our ICARE Values
- Inclusive: Committed to providing an inclusive service and celebrating diversity.
- Collaboration: Valuing teamwork and displaying empathy.
- Accountability: Building trust through effective communication and professionalism.
- Respect: Acting with compassion and treating people with dignity.
- Effective: Committed to delivering high-quality care and continuously improving services.
This role requires you to engage in regulated activity with adults and therefore an enhanced criminal record check will be requested from the DBS upon conditional job offer. Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve.
Care Assistant – Chelmsford employer: Anglian Care
Anglian Care is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering fully paid training, flexible working hours, and a supportive management team rated outstanding by CQC. With a strong focus on employee growth through career progression pathways and recognition programmes, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture where kindness and compassion are at the forefront of our mission to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults in Chelmsford.
