Be a Care-Giver and a Day-Maker!

Worked as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA), Shop Assistant or in customer services?

Do you share our values - Be Kind, Be Safe, Be the Best you Can Be, Be Happy, Be Involved, Be Proud?

You could be just the right person to be a Care Assistant in Birley for Be Caring Sheffield.

We are seeking people who can bring our mission to life: 'to be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference'

Join our new homecare team in Sheffield and get a New Starter Bonus of up to £300!

Work an average of 30+ hours and you will receive:

• £150 after 3months & £150 after 6months

You will also receive up to £300 Refer a Friend bonus, up to £300 annual bonus, and £25 birthday gift voucher.

Pay: £12.30 p/hr (drivers) / £11.50 p/hr (walkers)

• 40p per mile for drivers
• 15p per mile for cyclists

As a Care Assistant in Birley for Be Caring Sheffield, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which include early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

• Early shift: 7:00am - 2:00pm (start time depends on public transport times)
• Late shift: 4:00pm - 10:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)

As a Care Assistant in Birley for Be Caring Sheffield, we will agree on your working pattern, setting a 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends.
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours.

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.

Job Description

You may already have many of the skills needed to make an excellent Care Assistant for Be Caring Sheffield, patience, empathy, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are all essential qualities for this role.

As a Care Assistant, you will:

• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.
• 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.

Induction Training

We will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant in Birley for Be Caring:

• 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!

Benefits:

• Bonus schemes
• Referral programme
• Annual Bonus
• Funded DBS
• Additional leave
• Flexible schedule
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Union membership