Care Assistant (LS12 & LS13)

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Our Mission “Is to be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference.” Join our dedicated community team and help us to enrich the lives of others.

Join our dedicated community team today and be part of something exciting!

This innovative new service, piloting Leeds City Council’s new Community Health and Wellbeing model, gives Care Assistants the opportunity to provide a more flexible, personalised service.

Working in a small community team, you will provide regular and consistent care to your clients, working with families and communities to strengthen connections and improve wellbeing.

We are recruiting a minimum of 3 full-time or 6 part-time Care Assistants to provide care and support to people living in in the LS12 and LS13 area of Leeds which includes:

• Bramley
  • Bradley Hill
  • Tannery Yard
• Lower Wortley
  • New Blackpool
  • Far Royds
• Farnley
  • Silver Royd Hill
• Low Moor Side
  • New Farnley
  • Upper Moor Side

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of those in your community, we want to hear from you!

Pay: £12.50 p/hr (drivers) / £12.00 p/hr (walkers) from Monday 16th September - travel time included

• Shift Pay rather than pay per call; allowing you to go Above & Beyond when supporting clients to achieve outcomes, maintain independence and build community connections.
• Mileage - 45p per mile for drivers & 20p per mile for cyclists
• Bonus schemes: up to £300 new starter, £300 Refer a Friend, £300 annual bonus. £25 birthday gift voucher.

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which for this role include late shift working and alternate weekends.

• Early Shifts: 7:00am - 2:00pm
• Late Shifts: 4:00pm - 10:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, we will agree you working pattern, setting a 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours

Benefits

• Fully funded DBS
• Paid induction training: 1 week classroom-based (Monday - Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules
• Training development: funded level 2 and other accredited courses
• Holiday pay: annual leave accumulates with working hours and length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24-hour helpline, advice and guidance for yourself and dependents
• Union membership (optional): through our partnership with the GMB

Job Description

You may already have many of the skills needed to make an excellent Care Assistant for Be Caring, patience, empathy and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are all essential qualities for this role.

As a Care Assistant working in Leeds, you will:

• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity
• Promote independence using enabling approaches
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals
• Connect people to their communities by accessing local support and services
• Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control
• Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time
  

Induction Training

As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

• Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes
• Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication
• Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)
• Infection prevention and control, health and safety
• Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity

Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!