About the Role
Are you passionate, caring, conscientious and reliable? Have you considered a career in care? MerseyCare Julie Ann are recruiting Social Care Workers in the Widnes area!
Job Opportunity
About the Role
As a Community Care Assistant you will provide the highest standards of care for our service users throughout the day, understand their care needs, and support and engage with them. You will work on a rota pattern that you will receive in advance to help you plan ahead and create a good work-life balance. Your work pattern will entail day shifts between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
We operate in Widnes and surrounding areas.
Essential Skills
Job Opportunity
Duties and Responsibilities:
As the contracted provider for Halton Council, we are looking for:
* Reliable, hard-working people with a genuine desire to care.
* Providing care and support to vulnerable adults within their own homes
* Visiting our service users to assist with tasks, from light domestic duties to full personal care.
* Visiting a number of regular service users within the area
* Assisting with meal preparation, medication administration, laundry, light domestic duties, bathing, dressing and continence requirements.
* You will also provide much needed companionship to people within our community.
* You will need a good sense of humour and a great deal of common sense. The successful applicant will demonstrate their communication skills and ability to work in partnership with the service users.
Please note this role is also known as Carer, Care Assistant, Care Worker and Domiciliary Care Assistant
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Hours of work: Full and part time shifts work pattern will entail day shifts between the hours of 7am and 10pm and weekend working.
About Company
MerseyCare Julie Ann is one of the leading providers of homecare services in the North West.
We are celebrating over 20 + years of care in Merseyside. We pride ourselves on delivering only the highest standards of care for our clients, in their own homes
MCJA support clients in Liverpool and Widnes, including the Widnes area, Allerton, Mossley Hill, Garston, Aigburth, Toxteth, Dingle, City Centre, Fairfield, Kensington, Anfield, Everton, Vauxhall, Kirkdale, Wavertree, Speke, Woolton and Hunts Cross.
DE&I
Services will be sensitive to the needs and wishes of individual service users, and will take into account a person’s disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, culture, race, language or religion. MCJA are committed to actively supporting equal opportunities for our care team, clients and for all.
Benefits
* A competitive salary
* High street discounts towards 100's of online & high street stores and services
* Telus - 5 free counselling sessions with our Employee Assistance Programme. Discounts and cashback on your favorite retailers, such as Nike, Boots, Debenhams, LookFantastic, and much more!
* Eligibility for Blue Light Card benefit.
* Access to Company pool cars
* Comprehensive induction and training
* 45p Mileage at per mile
* Opportunities for ongoing development and career progression
* 28 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays) based on full time equivalent hours
* Strong, friendly and supportive management team
* 24/7 support from the local office
* Care Friends refer a friend scheme £300
* Regular communication with Staff
* Automatic pension scheme
* Extensive PPE available for all staff