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PLEASE READ THE JOB DESCRITION BEFORE YOU APPLY. YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1 YEARS CARE EXPERIENCE IN THE UK. WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO SPONSOR OVERSEAS WORKERS- PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS POST IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY BASED IN THE UK AND/OR HAVE PERMISSION TO WORK IN THE UK.
April Complete Care Solutions is a small business in Pencoed. Our goal is to deliver high-quality and reliable healthcare and domiciliary services, which fulfil our clients care needs.
We are currently looking for dedicated Senior Care Assistant who can drive is willing to work in the Bridgend area (Pencoed, Bridgened Town, Porthcawl, Sarn). This is a fulltime post of 40 hours per week and this includes alternate weekends. You will be supporting individuals to remain independent whilst living in their own homes, promoting their physical and emotional well-being, and meeting outcomes such as personal care, nutrition, and hydration. In addition, following training, you will be required to help with spot checks, observational sessions, and other administrative duties as necessary. There is the opportunity to develop this role into care co-ordinator if you wish. 1 week in 3/4 on-call duties will be required and are included in the salary. You will be caring and compassionate, friendly and reliable, with a positive outlook. Good IT skills, leadership and some customer care skills will be essential. Reliability is vitally important for this role.
In this role you will:
* Engage in all daily activities
* Light housework duties
* Support to prepare diet and fluids
* Assisting with personal care
* Administering medication
* Supporting clients to maintain their independence
* perform on-call duties 1 week in 3/4
* Assist the office team with supervision and monitoring of our care team
* Have the option of career development if wanted
Benefits you can expect
* Above REAL LIVING WAGE rates of pay
* Blue Light Card and TheBene£its website access.
* Paid 5.6 weeks annual leave.
* Flexible working to achieve work/life balance.
* Support with your wellbeing
* Free uniform
* Career progression opportunities
* Enrolment to complete further/higher QCF in Health and Social Care
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found or experience a high volume of applications.
The company requires the candidate to have UK experience. Update training and mentoring will be provided. You must be registerd with Social Care Wales and have at least a QCF level 2 in health and social care.
We are proud to hold the IIP Award and ISO9001 Accreditation.
Our employees at April feel that they really matter, which makes them want to do their very best for the people we support and achieve our vision. We know that well-supported people support people well. We welcome applicants from any sector, those who are looking for a change in career, long-term stability, career growth, and a feel-good reward of helping someone else to have a good life too
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £29,624.00-£30,624.00 per year
Benefits:
* Flexitime
* Store discount
Application question(s):
* We cannot offer sponsorship - do you need sponsorhip to work?
Licence/Certification:
* DBS on the update service (preferred)
* Driving Licence and full use of a car (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Location:
* Bridgend CF35 5NW (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bridgend CF35 5NW