Children's Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 27 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £14 to £14.5 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2024 |
| Location: | CA14 1AB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Alcedo Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CA - WorkingtonSEP-46358 |
Summary
Children’s Care Assistant-Alcedo Care
Pay Rates starting from £14.00-£14.50 per hour PLUS Pension PLUS Holiday Pay PLUS Mileage
Alcedo Care has been rated top 20 homecare provider in the UK for 5 years in a row by our clients, a testament to the work of our amazing care teams. We’re a family-owned company and operate with family values at the heart of everything we do.
Why Alcedo Care?
• Competitive rates of pay starting from £14.00ph
• Paid mileage at 30p on top of your hourly rate
• Paid holidays and company Pension
• Enhanced pay during bank holidays and weekends
• Rewards and refer a friend bonus of up to £250!
• Nurse led training and ongoing support
• Access to blue light card discounts
• NVQ career progression opportunities
What will I be doing?
Your role will be working within our complex children’s care packages to provide care and support for all clients. This will be delivered in the client’s own homes and out in the community. Your role may involve:
• Supporting with social outings
• Managing Challenging behaviour
• Working with children with severe autism, ADHD or learning difficulties.
• Mental health support
• Overnight stays
• Medication assistance
• Personal care
Shift Patterns
Currently shifts are starting around 7-8am and running up 9.30pm. We can offer flexible working patterns to suit you and everyone will work on a 2 weekly rolling rota and example of this could look like:
Week 1- Mon, Tues, Sat, Sun
Week 2- Wed, Thurs, Fri
Other shift patterns and times can be discussed during your initial conservation.
Please note that due to the nature of our roles you must be over 18 years of age to apply. Currently due to the nature of our calls and client locations we are only looking for drivers with access to their own vehicles at this time.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme