Healthcare Assistant

Care Assistant – Full Time – Preston - No Experience required

Excellent pay rates from £13.00 -£13.50 per hour+ holiday pay + pension scheme

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives? Do you have a caring nature and a desire to support individuals in their own homes?

Join our team of Care Assistants in the Preston and surrounding area to help provide care and assist people in their own homes. No previous experience is required as our in-house training team will ensure you are trained to the high standards of care we expect. This role will include:

• Providing personal care (including bathing, dressing, toileting)
• Supporting clients with moving and handling
• Administering and documenting medication
• Documenting care activities and reporting any changes in conditions to our branch teams.

Alcedo Care has been rated top 20 homecare provider in the UK for 4 years in a row by our clients, a testament to the work of our amazing care teams. We’re a family owned company and operate with family values at the heart of everything we do. Working with us offers:

• Excellent pay rates from £13.00 -£13.50 per hour+ holiday pay + pension scheme
• DBS Payment Scheme available
• 30p Mileage contribution for Car drivers
• Flexibility to the days you work, allowing you to have a rota that suits your other commitments
• Blue Light Card, offering thousands of discounts on things from groceries to holidays!
• Reward and recognition schemes, including annual carer awards
• Access to FREE confidential 24/7 wellbeing and mental health support
• Genuine healthcare career progression opportunities, including full support to complete NVQ qualifications
• Care Friends referral bonuses – up to £250 for you for every person you successfully refer

Whether you have experience in a care setting or nursing home; if you have been a care assistant in the community; a private carer for a family member; or no care experience at all, we offer full training and support to become a qualified and confident care assistant.

Start as a carer and we will upskill you to work on our clinical care packages; or our children support packages; or our adult support packages; or even our supported living sites. This is the start to your career in care or expanding your care experience.

You must be 18 to apply for this role and it is subject to an enhanced DBS check. You will also be required to provide satisfactory professional and/or character references.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme