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Care Assistant - Westminster Homecare

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Braintree
Salary
Up to £23088 per annum
Closing date
4 Sep 2022

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Care Assistant - Westminster Homecare

Permanent, Full Time

£12.00

Location: Clacton on Sea

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Westminster Homecare to recruit Care Assistants for their home care service based in Braintree.

The shift patterns vary with both full time and part time hours available and will require day, night and weekend working. Shift times can be discussed at interview stage.

You don't need experience to become a Care Assistant with us. We look for the right values and a great attitude. Our amazing dedicated, compassionate and kind team of Care Assistants help us to deliver the very best of care to our Service Users.

We care for our Service User's in the comfort of their own homes. We will train and support you throughout your time with us to become an outstanding Care Assistant and more.

Take on a position that will give you great new experiences as you meet and support our Service Users and opportunities to progress within the company.

Driving is preferred for this role.

Do you share our values?

We are looking for people who truly share our values and our passion for outstanding levels of care in the community. You should:

Remain committed and passionate about delivering the highest standards of care to our Service Users and work with your team to do so.

Ensure that our service users are always shown dignity and respect.

Empower and encourage our service users to remain as independent as possible.

Our Services We offer Care in the Community.

That generally means providing care at the residence of the Service User.

  • Our care services include:
  • Emotional and Social support
  • Meal Preparation
  • Medication Support
  • Personal Care
  • Domestic assistance
  • Additional tasks as required

Your Benefits:

As a Care Assistant working for Westminster Homecare, you will benefit from:

  • Competitive rates of pay and a great package overall.
  • Career Development
  • WHC Discount Benefit Scheme
  • Blue Light Card

· Fully funded training and development - NVQ 2, NVQ 3 and more specialist training

  • Fully paid training
  • Flexible hours
  • Competitive pay rate
  • Mileage paid at 30p per mile
  • Bank Holiday Pay
  • Paid Annual Leave
  • Maternity & Paternity Pay
  • Pension
  • Refer a Friend Incentive

Please note as this is a home care role, applicants will need to have a full driver's licence and access to their own vehicle.

Note: ECC are advertising this role on behalf of Westminster Homecare and if successful you will be employed by Westminster Homecare.

As part of employment should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Westminster Homecare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors, and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.

Westminster Homecare applies a robust recruitment vetting process. If you are successful you will need to undergo a Pre-employment Vetting Procedure.

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