[ref. w21089802] Care Assistant, Driver
Are you a Carer for a friend or family member?
Why not use your knowledge, skills, and experience to become a Community Care Worker for others in your local community?
Join Be Caring Today!
Applicants must be based in Leeds, UK.
You will be recruited to a dedicated care team operating in:- LS10 - Belle Isle, Hunslet and Middleton
- LS11 - Beeston
- LS14 - Killingbeck and Seacroft
- LS27 - Morley
- WF3 - East Ardsley
Shift pay rather than pay per call, which means you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.
Pay: £12.30 p/hr (drivers)Mileage - 45p per mile for drivers
Part-time hours availableFull-time hours available
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 includes early starts, late evenings and weekend working:- Early shift: 7:00am - 2:00pm
- Late shift: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
- Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
- Evenings as agreed within your working hours
- 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: If you have previous experience as a Carer for family or friends, you’ll make an excellent Community Care Assistant.
As a Care Assistant for Be Caring, you will:- Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
- Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
- Promote independence using enabling approaches.
- 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.
- Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.
We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. Even if you may have no direct experience we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Community Care Worker.
As a Community Care Worker 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!