Complex Care Assistants - Penryn/Falmouth

Job Description & Responsibilities

You will need to have a friendly, caring disposition to make someone feel comfortable and safe in your presence.

Benefits

• £12.25-£13.25 per hour depending on shifts worked
• Enhanced bank holiday rates
• Mileage and travel time paid if working in the community
• Free Uniform
• Ongoing training and support
• Support to gain Care Certificate / NVQ 2/ NVQ 3
• Support to progress to management level – support with NVQ 5
• Twice yearly bonus , based on hours worked, average employee who is doing 35 hours plus is receiving £500-£800 bonus
• Full and part time permanent contracts
• Financial assistance
• Away days and monthly incentives

Responsibilities

• Supporting service user in their day to day living, ensuring they are safe and comfortable and living as independently as possible
• Delivering complex care including palliative care and working with service users with LD
• Helping with toileting, washing, dressing, meal times and medication
• Accompanying to appointments, shops, events and days out
• Being a familiar face, someone to make them feel comfortable and safe in your presence and be improving their lives wherever possible.

Requirements

• Some previous experience within care capacity, whether this be community, care home, hospital or similar.
• Ideally complex are experience, but training can be given as long as possesses some care experience
• Able to work under pressure and with challenge behaviour
• Be able to work every other weekend
• Friendly, trustworthy and caring nature
• Ideally Full UK driving license and own transport

Salary:
From £12.25 - £13.25 per hour

Schedule:
Shifts will be various but will include 12 hours shifts, both days and nights plus 8am-2.30pm and 4pm-10pm

How to apply

You can apply using our simple form below or via our jobs our Indeed profile.

However you apply, we look forward to hearing from you!