Care Assistant Harlow
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Job Summary
Travel required You will be required to travel around the whole of West Essex including Saffron Walden Dunmow Waltham Abbey Epping Harlow and surrounding areas
As a Care Assistant in reablement youll be playing a key role in helping our customers regain their independence and continue living in their own home. This could include helping clients to relearn skills in their lives such as personal care mobility and preparing meals. You dont need to have any previous experience as we will provide you with all the training you need.
Once you are trained you will be assigned a mentor who will take you out to meet some of our customers and work alongside you until you are confident in the role. After your induction training with guaranteed contracted hours we will support you to progress within the company paying for ongoing specialist training nationally recognised qualifications and well-being support.
As this is a Care Assistant role in the community we will need you to have access to a car and a full driving licence with business insurance. With rising petrol costs we offer the government maximum tax-free mileage allowance of 55p per mile as well as paying your time travelling between customers.
- 13.71 per hour weekday rate 15.71 per hour weekend rate
- 27.42 per hour (double pay on bank holidays)
- 55p paid per mile tax-free
- Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Guaranteed weekly hours hourly rate paid for your entire shift
- Fully paid induction training and shadowing with ongoing support
- Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
- Annual salary reviews
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Uniform PPE parking permits and company smart phone provided
- Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
- Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
- Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
- Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
- Employee referral program - earn 350 for referring a friend
- Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Mental health first aiders in every service
If you are considering a new career there are few jobs more rewarding than a career in care. At ECL we look for people who share our values and passion to make a positive difference to peoples lives throughout the community.
Take the next step in your career and become a Care Assistant with the ECL team.
At ECL we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East provide high quality social care services in Essex London Borough of Havering London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex race disability age sexual orientation gender reassignment religion or belief marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Providing care services in Essex, Havering & West Sussex, supporting thousands of people to live safely & independently within their own homes and local communities.
