Care Assistant

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Burnham-on-Sea
Salary
8.11 - 8.51 GBP Hourly
Posted
08 Jul 2017
Closes
31 Jul 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
WOULD YOU LIKE A JOB THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES?

Join Homes Caring for Autism and empower autistic individuals, using passion and creativity, to achieve what others may never have thought possible.

OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH OR WITHOUT CARE EXPERIENCE

We provide extensive training therefore prior care experience is not essential. However, we also welcome applicants who have previous experience as a Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Worker, Care Worker and Elderly Care Worker, Health Carer, Health Care Assistant and Residential Care Worker.

A CARING, AWARD WINNING, FAMILY OWNED COMPANY

Homes Caring for Autism operate across Somerset, North-Somerset and Wiltshire and are recognised for the quality of our services and have consistently won Care Awards, including several National Awards.

PROMOTING FROM WITHIN

We develop and promote from within by preference, with Shift Lead and Senior Support Worker roles being the 1st opportunities you can progress to once you are a great Support Worker.

70% of our home managers began with us as Support Workers.

REWARDING EXPERIENCE

We value the experience that staff gain whilst working for us and reward this with annual pay increments.

PAY & BENEFITS

•Contracted hours (no zero hours contracts) for full-time or part-time (min 24 hours
•Competitive pay rate
•Annual pay increments
•Fantastic development and progression opportunities
•Bank holiday premiums up to TRIPLE time
•Paid Induction and Ongoing Training (high quality and lots of it)
•Staff discount scheme (e.g. Sainsbury's, Tesco, B&Q, PC World, clothes, holidays)
•Get paid for introducing a friend
•QCF Qualifications paid for by HCA
•DBS costs paid by HCA
•Childcare Voucher scheme
•Pension scheme
•Life assurance scheme

THE ROLE

Your role will be to support the individuals we work with to live their lives as fully as possible. This will involve all sorts of activities out in the community and in the home, including life skills development, as well as personal care and medication support.

The best part of the day to day job has to be seeing the progress people make in their lives.

QUOTE FROM A WILTSHIRE STAFF MEMBER

"HCA is a brilliant company to work for. Promoting independence throughout, to our autistic individuals.

This is my first care job, coming into this company with no previous experience in care, i think the training in the company is good & thorough".

QUOTE FROM A SOMERSET STAFF MEMBER

"This is the best job I have ever done???.If you would like a rewarding career then this is the job".

If this sounds like the employer and job role for you then APPLY NOW or call us to have an informal chat with one of our friendly recruitment officers to learn more.

Correct as of 26/05/17