Care Assistant - Wallsend / Battle Hill (NE27 / NE28)

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Be Caring Care Assistant – Wallsend / Battle Hill (NE27 / NE28) in Battle Hill, United Kingdom

Role Requirements:

• Female applicants only
• Part-time role only

Our Mission is to be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference. Join our dedicated community team and help us to enrich the lives of others.

We are recruiting a minimum of 4 part-time Care Assistants (female) to provide care and support to people living in Wallsend & Battle Hill (NE 27 & NE28).

If you are the kind of person that can make people smile while visiting them in their home, then a Care Assistant with Be Caring could be the right fit for you. You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a Care Assistant, but you will need the right values. Each day is varied, and you will need to have a can-do attitude.

Pay: £12.00 p/hr Driver & £11.50 p/hr walkers

• Mileage – 45p per mile for drivers / 20p per mile for cyclists
• 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 for this role include late shift working and alternate weekends:

• Week 1: 3 days (7am – 3pm)
• Week 2: 4 days (7am – 3pm) – including Saturday & Sunday

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:

You may already have many of the skills needed to make an excellent Care Assistant for Be Caring; patience, empathy, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are all essential qualities for this role.

As a Care Assistant working within Wallsend & Battle Hill, you will:

• Provide personal care that protects people\’s dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.
• 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.

Induction Training:

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. For this role, you do not need care experience; we recognise you will have many transferable skills from previous roles, for example as a shop assistant. 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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