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Care Assistant

Care By Us
Pay £13.50–£15.65 per hour
Location Ware, England
Contract time Full time

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8.2

Rated 8.2 out of 10, based on 16 employees who took the Breakroom Quiz

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About Care By Us

Care By Us is a provider of dementia, domiciliary and specialist care for people across Hertfordshire and Essex

Job description from Care By Us

Company Description


Location: Ware and surrounding areas

Hourly rate: £13.50-£15.65 ph plus 30p mileage

Shifts: Various shifts available

Access to vehicle required due to the geographical nature of this role.

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 Care By Us, part of City & County, 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 clients’ 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

Job Description


What you’ll do

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


What you’ll need

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


Why choose us?

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.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Job insights from Breakroom

Care workers and assistants

Care workers and assistants help support people in their daily lives to live as independently as possible

What you’ll do as a care worker/assistant:

  • Help with social or physical activities
  • Household tasks, like cleaning and washing
  • Support by preparing food, and providing help with eating and other tasks like bathing and getting dressed
  • Check and monitor health and help with medication

Is it right for you?

This job may involve:

  • Standing
  • Heavy lifting
  • Helping with personal care
  • Physical activity
  • Emotionally demanding duties
  • Wearing a uniform
  • Night work
  • Long hours
  • Anti-social hours
  • Cleaning
  • Working alone

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Ware, England

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What Care By Us employees say about their job

  • Best thing

    Flexible shifts. No shortage of work.

    Worst thing

    Impossibly busy rotas. Too few carers.

    4.5

    Care By Us Senior carer, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring and helping people

    Worst thing

    Being on a timetable, with no time to travel from one su to the next. If you arrive 'late' you are in trouble, sometimes getting verbal abuse

    3.2

    Care By Us Senior support worker, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    Changing my rota last minute

    9.0

    Care By Us Area Community Manager, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Make sense

    Worst thing

    Not enough time, too much uncovered people

    9.6

    Care By Us Carer, August 2020

  • Best thing

    Love helping others

    Worst thing

    Rota changes to often
    No continuity

    6.2

    Care By Us Carer, July 2020

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