1,443 Care Assistant jobs in the United Kingdom

Company Description

Brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, some downs, and a few curveballs. At Sage Care, every day is different. Every day offers you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that changes people's lives.

We support service users in the following locations across Hertfordshire.

WORK LOCATION:    

Bedford, South End, Kempston, Queens Park, Goldington, Sandy, Biggleswade, Shefford, Henlow, Stotfold, Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage,

We welcome applications from drivers based in and around the surrounding areas

Bedfordshire Pay Rate: £13.00 - £3.67 per hour plus 25p mileage.

Hertfordshire Pay Rate 4.44 - 5.44 per hour plus 25p mileage.

Shifts work across seven days a week,

DAY - 06:00/7:00 am – 2:00 pm

EVENING – 2:00 pm – 10:00/11:00 pm

Care Assistant: Role & Responsibilities

Our Care Professionals 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.

Helping our clients overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use of, and care of aids/adaptations and personal equipment.

Assisting with domestic tasks such as making and changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning, laundry, and emptying commodes.

Our Care Professionals help our clients with personal care such as washing, bathing and toileting arrangements.

Help with eating and drinking by preparing meals, snacks, and drinks, assisting with feeding if required.

Assisting clients with preparing and administering medication.

Job Description

 What else you'll help with:

• Companionship – being a friendly face & preventing loneliness through engaging conversations, activities, and outings.
• Personal Care – all aspects of personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting, while maintaining the client's dignity and privacy.
• Medication Management – collecting prescriptions, providing reminders, and assisting with the administration of medication as per care plan guidelines.
• Nutrition and Mealtimes – preparing tasty and nutritious meals, considering dietary requirements and preferences, and assisting with feeding when necessary.
• Housekeeping – keeping their home just the way they like it, including light cleaning, laundry, and tidying up living spaces.
• Mobility Assistance – help with getting around safely, including transfers, walking support, and using mobility aids.
• Health Monitoring – observing and reporting changes in the client's physical or mental condition to healthcare professionals and family members.
• Social Inclusion – encouraging and facilitating participation in community activities and maintaining connections with family and friends.
• Emotional Support – providing a listening ear, empathy, and reassurance to clients experiencing anxiety, loneliness, or distress.
• Documentation – maintaining accurate records of care provided, incidents, and any changes in the client's condition.
• Safety and Emergency Response – ensuring a safe living environment, recognising potential hazards, and responding appropriately to emergencies.
• Collaboration – working effectively with other care team members, healthcare professionals, and family members to ensure comprehensive and consistent care.

Qualifications

What you'll need (besides a cape and superpowers!)

Hold onto your hats, because you don't need any social care experience to join our merry band of care crusaders! We're more interested in your heart of gold and your ability to sprinkle kindness wherever you go. You'll need to be as resilient as a rubber band and as eager to learn as a curious kitten. Get ready to level up your skills and knowledge as part of our close-knit (and slightly bonkers) team!

While previous experience isn't necessary, you'll need to show us that you've got compassion oozing from your pores, communication skills that would make a UN diplomat jealous, and problem-solving abilities that would impress our Moher Teresa herself! Oh, and a commitment to delivering top-notch, respectful care that would make your gran proud!

Have a right to work within the UK (sorry, time travellers from the future need not apply)

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We see extraordinary achievements happen everyday 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.

As a Care Assistant, you'll receive:

• Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay.
• Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement.
• Death in Service Payment
• Pension scheme
• Benefits and Well-being Platform
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral!
• Blue Light Car eligibility – exclusive staff discounts at big brands for you
• Flexible hours, part and full time available
• Local work and paid mileage
• Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays
• Paid training – online and face to face
• Self-development – progression opportunities
• Access to our in-house app
• Work for the largest care company in the UK!
• No experience necessary

So, if you're ready to embark on a care adventure that's more exciting than a rollercoaster ride through a chocolate factory, come join our team of everyday heroes! APPLY TODAY!

We're an equal opportunities employer. Thanks to the commitment of our health care assistants, we see extraordinary achievements happen every day. We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have care assistant vacancies across the country and we offer a world of career opportunity, choice and security.

Come and join us in East Lothian - We care, the way you care

Hello, I'm Owen, Recruitment Manager for Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group.

I'm excited to share that we are searching for an outstanding Care Assistant to join us at either Muirfield in Gullane or Fidra House in North Berwick. Permanent full or part time or bank posts are available.

Company Benefits;

· Excellent rate of pay - £13.77 - £6.48 per hour - we are an accredited Living Wage employer

· Optional overtime paid at time + 33% (£ .31 - 1.92 per hour)

· Permanent full or part time or staff bank opportunities available

· Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks

· Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme

· Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement

· Long service holidays and awards

· Free parking on site

· Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub

· Rolling programme of mandatory training

· Structured career development opportunities to up to Team Leader level

· Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team

· "Recommend a Friend" scheme - £1000 for N ses, 00 for Care Assistants

· Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average

· Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across all of our homes

· More flexible working patterns can be achieved, if required, working on our separate staff bank team

Job Purpose

To provide professional clinical nursing to all residents whilst delivering strong leadership, abiding by the NMC’s code of professional conduct and supporting the Home Manager in the daily running of the Nursing Home.

Main responsibilities

• To promote the highest standards of care within the nursing home
• To uphold the residents rights to privacy, dignity and choice
• To provide a safe and healthy environment for residents, staff and visitors
• To adhere to SSSC Code of Conduct
• To set a good example at all times in respect of dress, manner, hygiene and behaviour
• To report any injuries, disease or dangerous practice to all relevant personnel
• To maintain correctly written records as required by the company and statutory bodies

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 1 years care experience gained within any care of the elderly setting, whether this be nursing home, hospital or community based. We are also keen to hear from student nurses
• From time to time we may consider people without experience if they have good reasons for looking to work within the care sector and depending on skill mix within the home at that time
• For Principal Carer level posts an SVQ 3 is essential along with team leadership experience in a care home environment
• Experience of working with elderly people and knowledge of dementia, delivering clinical support in this area
• Time management, prioritisation of workload for self and greater team
• Ability to problem solve and manage a diverse range of situations effectively within a nursing home setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially report writing
• Being able to deal with a variety of issues and respond appropriately

Our Organisation

Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes. At Randolph Hill, we provide structure to make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.

What do our Staff Say?

“It is important to me to be treated as a person and not just a number. This is achieved at Randolph Hill when the senior management team make an effort to get to know all the staff employed in all the homes.”

“I have always had better job satisfaction when employed by a smaller company in comparison to larger care home providers.”

“The rate of pay is competitive for the area”

“I enjoy the experience of caring for my residents and feel satisfied when I am able to make a difference in a resident’s quality of life. Randolph Hill provides a very comfortable environment and resources to make that possible. Randolph Hill provide a good and safe working environment, quality care and co-operative management and these were the most important factors in making my decision to join Randolph Hill.”

“I am very proud to work for Randolph Hill. I have been employed by the company for over 5 years. The residents receive a high standard of care, delivered in a person centred manner. The staff and management have helped me to develop and progress in my career.”