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Care Assistant - Fawdon (NE3), Newcastle upon Tyne
Client: Be Caring
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: fcff72eb3a9d
Job Views: 5
Posted: 22.06.2025
Expiry Date: 06.08.2025
Job Description:
Be a Care-Giving Day-Maker
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.
We are recruiting a minimum of 3 full-time or 6 part-time Care Assistants to provide care and support to people living in Fawdon (NE3).
If you can make people smile while visiting them in their home, then a Care Assistant with Be Caring could be the right fit for you. No care qualifications needed, just the right values and a can-do attitude.
Pay: £ p/hr (drivers) / £ p/hr (walkers) (paid per shift, including travel time)
Your working hours will align with our shift patterns, including late shifts and alternate weekends:
* Early Shifts: 7:00am - 3:00pm
* Late Shift: 3:00pm - 10:00pm
We will agree your working pattern, including:
* 2-week rota with evenings
* Fully funded DBS
* Paid induction training: 1 week classroom, 2 days shadowing, online modules
* Funded Level 2 and other accredited courses
* Holiday pay based on hours and service length
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Optional union membership via GMB
Job Responsibilities:
* Provide personal care respecting dignity
* Promote independence
* Support achieving personal outcomes, involving families and professionals
* Connect clients to community resources
* Deliver personalized care based on individual choices
* Communicate effectively, document, and report appropriately
Induction Training:
No prior care experience needed. We value transferable skills from roles like shop assistants. Training covers:
* Be Caring values and exceeding expectations
* Dignity, safeguarding, equality
* Confidentiality and boundaries
* Nutrition, medication safety
* Moving, basic life support, pressure sores
* Infection control, health and safety
* Learning Disabilities, mental health, capacity
Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!
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