Care Assistant

Description:

Be a Care-Giving 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 homecare team in Bradford!

We are recruiting full and part-time Care Assistants to provide care and support to people living in Bradford. 

If you are someone who can make people smile while providing care and support in their home, then a Care Assistant role with Be Caring Bradford could be the right fit for you. You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a Care Assistant, but you will need the right values - Be Kind, Be Safe, Be the Best you Can Be, Be Happy, Be Involved, Be Proud.

Supporting customers within the local community across:

BD2 - Eccleshill 
BD3 - Barkerend 
BD4 - East Bowling 
BD8 - Girlington & Toller
BD7 - Great Horton

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) / £11.50 p/hr (walkers)

45p per mile for drivers 
20p per mile for cyclists
As a Care Assistant in Bradford for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned with our shift patterns, which include early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

Early shift: 6:00am - 2:00pm
Late shift: 3:00pm - 10:00pm (finish time depends on public transport times)
As a Care Assistant in Bradford for Be Caring, we will agree your working pattern, setting 2-week rota which includes:

Alternate full weekends.
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 in Bradford for Be Caring, patience, empathy, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are all essential qualities for this role. As a Care Assistant working in Bradford, 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 are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. For this role you do not need care experience, we recognise you will have many transferable skills from previous roles, for example as a shop assistant. We will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Assistant. As a Care Assistant for Be Caring Bradford, you will be provided with comprehensive induction training, including:

Be Caring values, going Above and 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.
Basic Life Support, Moving and positioning, and pressure sores (React to Red)
Infection prevention and control, health and safety.
Learning Disabilities, Autism, Dementia, mental health and mental capacity act.
Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch