Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13 to £14.5 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2024 |
| Location: | FY4 5LW |
| Company: | Alcedo Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Longer Job 04/24-46358 |
Summary
Pay Rates starting from £13 per hour PLUS Holiday Pay and Pension contribution! Want to start a career in care but don't have any experience? We can help! All you need is good people skills and a big heart; we can teach the rest!
Alcedo Care Blackpool are looking for caring, compassionate individuals to support adults living at home with a range of needs across the Blackpool & Fylde area. This will range from providing compassionate care right through to personal care and more complex needs. We don't just offer care work; we offer you a career with options of completing an NVQ and options to progress within in the company. Rated Top 20 Homecare Provider for the last 4 years.
For this role, you must be able to travel to client’s homes around the Blackpool & Fylde area. If you hold a UK drivers’ licence and have your own car, this is beneficial. However, if you do not and wish to work through the night at one of our 24/7 care packages you will need to get to the place of care.
At Alcedo Care Blackpool, we value our Home Care Workers and offer a lot of opportunity and flexibility for you. We offer both full and part time hours and some weekends are required. We let you choose what days you wish to work midweek and what days you want off as we understand work life balance is important. We find that this keeps our staff positive and motivated but most importantly, happy!
We are currently holding weekly interviews and aim to get you out working as quick as we can. Start as a carer and we will upskill you to work on our clinical care packages; or our children support packages; or our adult support packages; or even our supported living sites. This is the start to your career in care or expanding your care experience.
Working with Alcedo Care Blackpool gives you the following:
• Excellent rates of pay £13.00 - £14.50 + Pension + Holiday Pay
• DBS Payment Scheme available
• Mileage contribution for drivers - 30p per mile
• 12-week buddy scheme - offering support to new staff
• Flexible working hours around personal commitments/childcare
• Blue Light Card offering hundreds of discounts after 6 months service.
• Weekly pay every Friday
• 24/7 support from the local friendly office
• Full PPE provided.
• Holiday pay.
• Pension Scheme.
• Care Friends referral bonuses – up to £250 for you for every person you refer successfully.
• Free professional mental health and wellbeing support available 24/7.
• Fantastic training program including online/practical/inhouse training with annual refresher training.
• Work in your local area.
• On-going career development/progression opportunities and opportunities to complete NVQ in Health & Social Care.
No previous experience needed as full training provided. we just need willing to undertake a Fully Enhanced DBS Check and willing to work some weekends. Whether you have care experiences in the NHS as a care assistant or nursing; previously worked in a care home or nursing home; been a care assistant in the community; private carer for a family member; or no care experience at all we offer full training and support to become a care assistant.
The office team are friendly, approachable and have a wealth of experience within the care industry.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme