Care Assistant inLlanfairfechan inLlanfairfechan PUBLISHED
SUN 12 JAN 2025
Abacare rIFbnph
Competitive pay rate of £12.00 per hour, along with travel time compensation and mileage reimbursement.
Flexible shift options with part-time and full-time hours available, catering to different lifestyle needs.
Opportunity to make a meaningful and positive impact on clients' lives through direct personal support.
Access to enhanced employee benefits, including occupational maternity and paternity pay, death in service payment, and a pension scheme.
Generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (pro rata), ensuring a good work-life balance.
Access to discounts through the Blue Light Card, with over 15,000 offers nationwide, enhancing your overall benefits.
Abacare is seeking a Care Assistant in Llanfairfechan, offering a pay rate of £12.00 per hour, with additional travel compensation. The role requires a driving license and personal transport due to location demands, and both part-time and full-time shifts are available. Care Assistants will provide essential support to clients in their homes, following individual care plans to assist with personal hygiene, medication management, and practical tasks such as shopping and housekeeping.
No prior social care experience is necessary; the company values compassion, resilience, and a willingness to learn. Abacare offers a range of benefits, including enhanced pay for maternity and paternity leave, a pension scheme, annual leave, and access to discounts through the Blue Light Card. As part of a large and innovative organisation, this role presents an opportunity for meaningful work that contributes positively to clients' lives while fostering personal and professional development within the care industry.
No prior social care experience is necessary; the company values compassion, resilience, and a willingness to learn. Abacare offers a range of benefits, including enhanced pay for maternity and paternity leave, a pension scheme, annual leave, and access to discounts through the Blue Light Card. As part of a large and innovative organisation, this role presents an opportunity for meaningful work that contributes positively to clients' lives while fostering personal and professional development within the care industry.
Company Description
Location: Llanfairfechan
Pay Rate:£12.00 per hour
Travel time: £11.44 per hour plus 45p mileage
Shifts available:Part-time and full-time hours available
A driving licence and access to your own transport is required for this role, due to the location.
What We Offer
We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a Care Assistant at Abacare, every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our client’s lives and your career.
What You’ll Get
Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.
Qualifications
You don’t need any social care experience to apply for this role. We’re more interested in your compassion and ability to care. You’ll need to be resilient too and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.
Additional Information
What You’ll Get
We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.
Abacareis an Equal Opportunities Employer and part of the CCH Group.
Location: Llanfairfechan
Pay Rate:£12.00 per hour
Travel time: £11.44 per hour plus 45p mileage
Shifts available:Part-time and full-time hours available
A driving licence and access to your own transport is required for this role, due to the location.
What We Offer
We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs, and curveballs. With a career as a Care Assistant at Abacare, every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our client’s lives and your career.
What You’ll Get
- Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
- Death in Service Payment
- Pension scheme
- Benefits and wellbeing platform
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligible for Blue Light Card, with access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide.
Our care assistants are the extraordinary people who do the everyday things that mean so much to our clients. Supporting them to live safer and supported lives in their own homes, you’ll follow individual care plans and assist with personal care, helping clients to bathe, dress, manage incontinence, use the toilet and supporting them with their medication. You’ll also help with practical tasks like shopping, mealtimes and housework.
Qualifications
You don’t need any social care experience to apply for this role. We’re more interested in your compassion and ability to care. You’ll need to be resilient too and willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge as part of a close-knit team.
Additional Information
What You’ll Get
We see extraordinary achievements happen every day thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.
Abacareis an Equal Opportunities Employer and part of the CCH Group.
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To work as a Care Assistant in the UK, you need a combination of essential skills, personal qualities, and sometimes specific qualifications. Here are the key skills and attributes required:
Essential Skills:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, families, and healthcare professionals. Good listening skills are also important.
2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding and sharing the feelings of others is crucial in providing emotional support to clients.
3. Patience: The ability to remain calm and composed in stressful or challenging situations is vital.
4. Physical Fitness: Care assisting can involve lifting, moving, and supporting clients, so having a good level of physical fitness is important.
5. Observational Skills: Being able to notice changes in a client’s condition or behavior is crucial for providing appropriate care.
6. Time Management: You will often have to manage multiple tasks and prioritize the needs of your clients effectively.
7. Teamwork: Ability to work well with other healthcare professionals to provide the best care possible for clients.
8. Problem-Solving Skills: Finding effective solutions to challenges that arise during care activities.
9. Basic Cooking and Household Skills: Depending on the role, you may be required to prepare meals or assist with household chores.
Personal Qualities:
1. Dependability: Being reliable and punctual is essential in this role.
2. Respectfulness: Treating clients with dignity and respect is fundamental.
3. Adaptability: Being able to adjust your approach based on the individual needs of clients and varying situations.
4. Cultural Sensitivity: Understanding and appreciating diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Qualifications:
While formal qualifications are not always required, the following can be beneficial:
1. Care Sector Training: Mandatory training may include safeguarding, first aid, infection control, and health and safety.
2. Health and Social Care Qualifications: NVQs or diplomas in Health and Social Care can enhance job prospects.
3. DBS Check: An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is usually required to ensure the safety of vulnerable individuals.
Experience:
Experience in healthcare, social care, or related fields can be advantageous, though entry-level positions may be available for those new to the sector.
Continuous Development:
Many employers encourage or require ongoing training and professional development to keep skills updated and enhance care delivery.
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