Care Support Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you caring, compassionate and would like to make a difference to someone’s life?  Then come and join us for a rewarding career in care. 

We are looking for a Care Support Assistant to come and join our team to support a client based in Accrington, Lancashire

Full training will be given to set you on your path to being a Care Support Assistant, where you will be paid a competitive rate of pay after completion of training.  We offer you time to do the training before you start whilst we carry out our recruitment processes.

This is a part time position offering 16 hours per week

This job involves day shifts and is paid at a rate of £12.75 an hour (after completion of training).

We offer excellent benefits such as:

• Good Rate of Pay
• Paid annual holiday leave
• Pension scheme entitlement
• Full training
• Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care
• Career progression 
• Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts with 15,000 brand partners
• Refer a friend scheme
• Online employee portal - where information and self-service is available
• Employee feedback surveys and recognition

Your responsibilities as our Care Support Assistant will include:    Assisting and supporting vulnerable clients to enable them to live the life they choose (where possible) to promote their independence.  Your role will include, companionship, supporting with housework, running errands and supporting with preparing and cooking meals.  Administering medication may be required.  

Skills and Experience required of our Care Support Assistant: 

You are required to have good communication skills and have a desire to care for others.   Possessing a UK full driving license and having some previous experience would be advantageous. 

Your Life Your Way are committed to conducting a Safer Recruitment Process to protect the people we support. Please be aware that all our vacancies are subject to pre-employment checks e.g. DBS and references. A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role.

If you would like to apply to become our Care Support Assistant, please submit an application form online and attach your CV

Person Specification

Health and Social Care

Essential

• Driver preferred but not essential
• Experience in care preferred

Desirable

• Driver preferred but not essential
• Experience in care preferred

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

YOURLIFEYOURWAY

Address

Accrington

Lancashire

Lancashire

BB5 2HD

Employer's website

https://ylyw.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)