Responder Care Assistant

Care Assistant - E Care Community

Salary: £13 - £15.60 (Plus paid travel time)

Mileage: 35p per mile

Contract: Full time

PLEASE NOTE; You are required to have a full UK driving license and access to your own car for this position.

Areas: This role covers North Essex including Colchester, Clacton on Sea, St Osyth, Holland on Sea, Frinton on Sea, Walton on Naze, Brightlingsea, Jaywick, Colchester and surrounding areas, including Tiptree, Chapel, Wivenhoe, Arlesford, Marks Tey, Stanway & Lexden, Earls Colne, Mersea, Peldon, Harwich.

Pay Rates:

• Daytime shifts 7am-3pm, evening shifts 4pm-11pm.
• £13 day, £13.50 evening, £14.30 weekend day, £15.60 weekend evening.
• You will be required to work alternate weekends.

We’re offering competitive pay rates because we value your commitment to providing exceptional care.

For this position, experience in domiciliary care is required, and a level 3NVQ in Health and Social Care is desired but not essential. Full time flexible availability is required, including accepting short-notice schedule changes.

Benefits:

• Fully paid training: Receive all the training you need to succeed as a Care Assistant, including in-house training delivered by our Head of Learning and Development, followed by shadow shifts, and continued mentoring and professional development.
• Flexible working hours: We have both part time and full time roles available, and offer daytime, evening and weekend shifts to help you choose a schedule that works for you.
• Paid Mileage: 35p per mile for your travel between calls.
• Paid DBS check and uniform: Your background check and uniform is fully covered by Ecare, allowing a smooth onboarding process.
• Early pay app: access 35% of your wages as soon as you complete a shift.
• Career progression opportunities: We offer a career progression pathway and free NVQ enrolment so you can develop your skills and advance within the company.
• Team events and activities: Participate in team activities to strengthen bonds with colleagues, including office bake sales, charity fundraisers and skydives, and annual Christmas party.
• Recognition programmes: We celebrate your amazing work and dedication with unsung hero of the month awards, incentives and competitions.
• Refer a friend bonus.
• Outstanding management team,

About the role:

As a community care assistant, you will care for adults in their own homes to provide practical, physical, emotional, and social support to service users to achieve their desired outcomes. Your daily tasks may include:

• Providing personal care, such as assisting with bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Offering companionship, engaging in meaningful conversations, and actively listening.
• Assisting with meal preparation and ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Administering medication and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting individuals with mobility and daily living activities.
• Collaborating with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure holistic care.
• Promoting independence and enabling individuals to live their lives to the fullest.

We are looking for outgoing, career driven individuals to join our friendly team and grow with us as a company – you can expect high rates of pay, support with your career development goals, and first-class training and support. We make it a priority to ensure our staff feel supported and trusted, and often reward them for the amazing work they do in our community.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in community care required.
• Level 3NVQ in Health and Social Care desired but not essential.
• Driving license: You must have a UK driving license and your own car with business insurance.
• Flexibility: You should be comfortable to work a mixture of daytimes, evenings, and alternate weekends.
• Kindness and compassion: A caring and supportive individual who is passionate about providing a high-level care and support to vulnerable people.
• Communication skills: You must be able to build positive working relationships with colleagues and customers.

Our ICARE values:

• Inclusive - We are committed to providing an inclusive service for those we care for and those in our team. We understand and respect that people have different needs. We celebrate diversity and tackle discrimination to create a safe and inclusive environment, which supports human rights, equality, and empowerment.
• Collaboration - We are committed to quality kind and compassionate care and give those we care for our full attention and support. We value collaboration and working as a team. We display empathy to those we care for and others on our team and use self-awareness to recognise the impact of our behaviours. Identifies problems at the earliest opportunity and thinks creatively in order to solve them.
• Accountability - By listening, respecting, and communicating effectively, we are able to build two-way relationships with those we work with and care for that are based on trust. We do the right thing and act with credibility, accountability, and professionalism. Takes responsibility for own performance, identifying areas to improve and actively seeks out ways to develop these.
• Respect - We act with compassion, honesty, and respect people’s right to choose how they would like to live and be cared for. We treat people with respect and dignity regardless of their culture, religion, race, age, or disability. We recognise and appreciate the contribution of our team and communicate with those we care for in a polite, clear, and open way.
• Effective - Effectively manages customer expectations and responds to their needs in a timely and caring manner. We are committed to delivering high-quality care which means continuously learning and improving our service. We gather and share feedback to identify ways we can improve to better meet the needs of our team and service users. We support and mentor others to enable them to learn new skills. We are willing to embrace new ways of working and new technology, to improve our services and add value to the care we provide.

Make a Difference Today

If you are compassionate, dependable, and eager to bring a ray of sunshine into someone's life, then this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Join E Care Community, a leading care company in Essex, and embark on a journey of care, compassion, and personal growth.

Start your rewarding career with just a click and apply now! Together, we will make a positive impact on the lives of those who need it most. Grow your future and create cherished memories along the way!

Ready to make a difference?

Call our recruitment team to find out more!

0800 368 8634

This role requires you to engage in regulated activity with adults and therefore an enhanced criminal record check will be requested from the DBS upon conditional job offer.

This role requires you to work in Regulated Activity. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £13.00-£15.60 per hour

Benefits:

• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• Do you have your own car?

Experience:

• Care: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Level 3 NVQ Health and Social Care (preferred)
• UK Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road