Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant - Bridging team

Salary: £14.00 per hour plus 45p per mile - paid in block from start to finish of each shift

Shifts: 8am-2pm, 4pm-10pm. You must be available to work alternate weekends

This role covers areas including Chelmsford, Maldon, Braintree, and Witham.

Pay and shift patterns:

• Daytime shifts 8am-2pm, evening shifts 4pm-10pm.
• £14.00 per hour, paid from start to finish of each shift.

About the role:

This role is to join our bridging team at Anglian Care.

MSE Bridging covers Mid and South East Essex and offers a short term interim service for individuals being discharged from hospital, who are awaiting provision with either reablement or long term domiciliary care.

The Bridging Service provides support anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks, while further care is being sourced.

Responsibilities Include:

• Basic risk assessments
• Care plan
• Medication assessments
• Initial top to toe assessment
• Regular feedback and communication with office
• Ability to adapt to flexibility and last minute changes in the day.

We are looking for those that have a level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care.

Training and support:

Here is how we support all of our new starters:

• Free online training though Social Care TV.
• Free classroom training sessions with our Head of Training and Development.
• Continued shadowing and mentoring by one of our Supervisors.
• Close working relationship with your supervisor and manager if you need support – we have been rated by CQC ‘outstanding for leadership and management’.

Benefits:

• 45p per mile paid for your travel between calls.
• Parking permits if required.
• Early pay app – access 35% of your wages as soon as you complete a shift.
• Genuine career progression opportunities via our career pathway.
• Free NVQ enrolment or Care Certificate.
• 28 days paid holiday (accrued).
• Unsung hero of the month awards.
• £300 refer a friend scheme.

About us:

After a hugely successful couple of years, we are expanding in Essex and are looking for outgoing, career driven individuals to join our friendly team and grow with us as a company – you can expect high rates of pay, support with your career development goals, and first-class training and support from a management team rated outstanding by CQC.

Take a look at our Facebook page for frequent updates on what our brilliant care team are getting up to! If you want to work for a fun, tight-knit, friendly yet professional company, then Anglian Care is for you. We make it a priority to ensure our staff feel seen, supported and trusted, and often reward them for the amazing work they do in our community.

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

If you are looking for your next care job then send a copy of your CV and one of our team will be in contact.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £14.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• providing care: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)
• NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person