Care Assistants
Female Drivers & Walkers | Shift Pay (Not Pay-Per-Call)
Are you the person friends and family turn to when they need help?
If you’ve supported a loved one, or just have a natural caring side, you already have the foundations to be a brilliant Care Assistant.
At Be Caring, we believe great care starts with great people. If you’re kind, reliable and want to make a real difference in your local community, we’d love to welcome you to our Be Caring Manchester team.
Please note: due to the personal nature of the support, this role is open to female applicants only (in line with the Equality Act 2010).
Where You’ll Work
You’ll need to be based in South Manchester, as you’ll be joining a dedicated care team supporting people in their own homes across Baguley, Brooklands, Didsbury, Northenden, Peel Hall and Wythenshawe (M20, M21, M22 & M23).
Pay, Shift Pay & Hours
We offer shift pay rather than pay-per-call – you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.
- £12.82 p/hr – drivers
- £12.25 p/hr – walkers
- Mileage: 45p per mile for drivers & 20p per mile for cyclists
- Part-time and full-time hours availableWeekend shifts available
Shift patterns (2-week rota):
- Early shift: 7:00am – 2:00pm
- Late shift: 3:00pm – 10:00pm
- Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
Job Description
If you have previous experience as a Carer for family or friends, you’ll make an excellent Care Assistant in South Manchester. 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.
Induction Training
We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. You may have no direct experience, or you may have been a Carer for a friend or family member. Regardless, we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant. As a Care Assistant 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.
Why Be Caring?
Be Caring is the UK’s largest employee-owned social care provider. When you join us, you’re not just “staff” – you become part of a values-led organisation built on Be Kind, Be Proud, Be the Best You Can Be, Be Safe, Be Happy and Be Involved.
We focus on kindness, respect and inclusion, and we’re as committed to supporting our colleagues as we are to supporting the people we care for. You can expect stable employment, fair pay and genuine opportunities to progress as you grow with us.
Bonus schemes*
- Up to £300 New Starter Bonus
- Up to £300 Refer a Friend Bonus
- Up to £400 Annual Bonus
- £25 birthday gift voucher
*Current bonus structure – more details shared at recruitment and onboarding.
Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!
Benefits
- 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.
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