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About the Role
We are recruiting Care Assistants to join our dedicated team, supporting service users across South West London to live safer and supported lives in their own homes. Every day is different, offering meaningful, rewarding work that changes people's lives.
Responsibilities
- Follow individual care plans and assist with personal care (washing, bathing, dressing, toileting, incontinence management).
- Assist clients with preparing and administering medication.
- Help clients with mobility problems and physical disabilities, including the use and care of aids/adaptations.
- Assist with eating and drinking by preparing meals, snacks, and assisting with feeding if required.
- Perform domestic tasks including shopping, housework, making and changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning, laundry, and emptying commodes.
- Provide companionship through engaging conversations, activities, and outings.
- Manage medication, including collecting prescriptions, providing reminders, and assisting with administration.
- Assist with getting around safely, including transfers, walking support, and using mobility aids.
- Monitor and report changes in the client's physical or mental condition.
- Encourage and facilitate participation in community activities and maintain connections with family and friends.
- Provide emotional support, empathy, and reassurance.
- Maintain accurate records of care provided, incidents, and changes in client condition.
- Ensure a safe living environment and respond appropriately to emergencies.
- Collaborate effectively with care team members, healthcare professionals, and family members.
Requirements
- No social care experience necessary.
- Must have compassion, strong communication skills, and problem-solving abilities.
- Commitment to delivering top-notch, respectful care.
- Have the right to work within the UK.
Skills
- Compassion
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Resilience
- Willingness to learn
Location
- Raynes Park
- Clapham
- Brixton
- Merton
- Mitcham
- Wimbledon
- Putney
- Battersea
- Wandsworth
- Morden
- South West London
Work Type
- Flexible shifts
- Day Shifts
- Evening Shifts
- Part time
- Full time
Experience Level
- No experience necessary
Salary/Compensations
- Weekdays (Mon-Fri): £15.15 per hour
- Saturdays: £15.35 per hour
- Sundays: £15.65 per hour
Benefits
- Enhanced occupational maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced occupational paternity pay entitlement
- Death in Service Payment
- Pension scheme
- Benefits and Well-being Platform
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend scheme – earn £300 per referral
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Local work
- Paid mileage
- Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays
- Paid training (online and face to face)
- Self-development – progression opportunities
- Access to in-house app
About the Company
- London Care is the largest care company in the UK.
- We are transforming the care industry by working smarter, using innovative technology, and driving positive change.
- We offer a world of career opportunity, choice, and security.
Equal Opportunity
- We're an equal opportunities employer.