Community Care Assistant
VACANCIES ACROSS EDINBURGH!
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY – APPLY TODAY!
The MyLife Edinburgh team offer private home-care services in Edinburgh. We are a friendly and caring team, dedicated in providing high-quality support to our service users.
MyLife offers the gold standard in private care services, and therefore also offer the gold standard of training and support to our carers. We believe it’s important to ensure all carers are happy and satisfied in their role, from feeling confident, being able to talk to management whenever they need to, as well as receiving a competitive rate of pay and recognition. Our Care Assistants agree, reporting that 97% were either 'Very Satisfied' or 'Satisfied' with their 'Professional relations with service users'.
As a Care Assistant, you will provide individualised packages of care to support and enable people to maintain their independence and enjoyment of being in their own home. The care we deliver varies depending on individual need, but is always expected be of the highest standard.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about care and looking for a role that offers great opportunities for career development.
Benefits / What we can offer you:
- Highly competitive rates of pay (with enhancements for bank holiday working)
- Mileage allowance or bus pass payments for non-drivers
- Generous pension
- Permanent contracts for both P/T & F/T
- 28 Days annual holiday (pro rata)
- Paid training & induction programme
- Job security
- Generous refer a friend scheme with opportunity to earn up to £250 per referral
- Career Development opportunities with nationally recognised care certificates, and further opportunities
- Access to extensive well-being services and fitness programmes.
- Employee assistance programme
- Free uniform & PPE
- Help with your SSSC Registration
- Instore discounts with an exclusive Blue Light card offering up to 60% off high street names.
- And, of course, an exciting opportunity to give back to those who need it most.
What we are looking for:
- Due to popular demand, we are recruiting for Community Care Assistants to work in Edinburgh to cover shifts throughout the day. Please note, we do ask for availability on alternate weekends.
- Kind, caring and compassionate people.
- Good level of English.
- For drivers: Have the use of their own transport during working hours car/motorcycle etc.
- Experienced & non-experienced carers – everyone is welcome as we provide full training!
As a Community Care Assistant, your tasks will include:
- Assisting our clients in all aspects of their daily life, i.e. meal preparation, medication prompts and general domestic support.
- Assisting clients with personal care.
- Supporting clients to take an active role in the planning and provision of their care.
- Recording and reporting daily visit information.
At MyLife Edinburgh we welcome everyone to apply, no matter your experience level. If you have experience as a Care Assistant, Support Worker, Carer, HCA, Health Care Assistant or in the NHS we would love to hear from you. However, if you do not have experience, we provide full training and encourage candidates from all sectors to apply, for example: retail sales assistant, customer service, hairdressers/beauticians, receptionist, administrator, cleaners, warehouse workers and delivery drivers
With our full training and continual professional development scheme, this could be the start of your new career making a real difference to the lives of those in the community.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Apply today!
