Role Requirements:

• Drivers only
• Females preferred
  
• Full-time position
  

Be a Life-Changing Day-Maker 

Our Mission “Is to be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference.” Join our dedicated community team and help us to enrich the lives of others. 

Join our new homecare service - Be Caring Bradford

We are recruiting full-time Care Assistants for people living in the Barkerend Area (BD3). We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team - Be Kind, Be Safe, Be the Best you Can Be, Be Happy, Be Involved, Be Proud - and to bring our mission to life. You do not need care experience. Have you previously worked as a Shop Assistant - demonstrating the same values - Apply Today!

Join today and get a New Starter Bonus of up to £300!

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)

• 45p per mile for drivers

As a Care Assistant in the Barkerend Area for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which include late evenings and weekend working:

• Early shift: 6:00am - 2:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)
• Late shift: 3:00pm - 10:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)

As a Care Assistant in Barkerend for Be Caring, we will agree 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 a Care Assistant in the Barkerend Area for Be Caring Bradford - patience, empathy, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively - all essential qualities for this role. As a Care Assistant working within the Barkerend Area, 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. As a Care Assistant in Barkerend for Be Caring Bradford, 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!