This Care Assistant post sits in the reablement service of Essex Cares, based in Billericay and covering the surrounding area. The work centres on helping clients regain skills for independent living at home, such as personal care, mobility and preparing meals. Being community-based, it involves travelling between clients and offers early and late shifts, with every contract including alternate weekends. Full driving licence and own vehicle are required, and direct applications from candidates needing visa sponsorship cannot be considered.
What the job involves
- Helping clients relearn personal care skills
- Supporting clients with mobility
- Helping clients prepare meals and manage daily living
- Helping clients regain independence and continue living in their own home
- Travelling between clients across Billericay and the surrounding area
- Working shifts from 7am to 3pm or 3pm to 11pm, including alternate weekends
Checks & eligibility
- Full driving licence
- Access to own car
- Business insurance for work use of the vehicle
- Enhanced DBS check
- Right to work in the UK, as direct applications requiring visa sponsorship are not accepted
Other
- Shares the company values of caring, excellence, integrity and teamwork
What’s offered
- Double pay on bank holidays
- Up to 32 days annual leave including bank holidays
- Guaranteed weekly hours with the hourly rate paid for the whole shift
- Fully paid induction, training and shadowing
- Paid-for nationally recognised qualifications and career development
- Company pension with employer contributions of up to 6%
- Tax-free mileage at 55p per mile, plus paid travel time between clients
- Annual performance-related bonus
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
