Care Companion

Unlock a rewarding career with Cera Care as a Care Companion in Mauchline. This role requires you to live locally and have the right to work in the UK. These are essential requirements to apply.

Whether you've worked in social care or have a caring nature, your experiences have given you the qualities needed to provide care to others – compassion, understanding, and patience. As a Care Companion, you'll visit clients in their homes, assisting with personal care, managing medications, and providing companionship.

Why Cera Care?

You are valued - Carers are the backbone of our vision to empower people to live longer, healthier, better lives at home. Our core values – Commit, Connect, and Create – guide everything we do, and we celebrate our employees' amazing work through our Cera Stars awards programme.

We invest in your development - We support your growth through recognised qualifications and apprenticeships. You'll also have the opportunity to progress – 45% of our salaried vacancies were filled through the promotion of existing care workers in 2023.

Your well-being is a priority for us - You'll enjoy access to WeCare, our employee benefits platform, offering discounts and cashback from over 800 retailers. We also provide enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay, an employee assistance program, healthcare cash plan, eyecare plan, and mental health telephone support service.

We believe in making your job easier - We've developed technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on caring for our clients.

Key requirements for this role:

• A passion for helping others, previous caring experience is desirable but not essential.
• A driving licence with access to your own vehicle for work is desirable.
• We recruit people who live in the following postcode areas for this role: KA1, KA11, KA17, KA2, KA4, KA5, KA10, KA12, KA16, KA3, KA6, KA19, KA7, KA8, KA9, KA13, KA20, KA21, KA22, KA14, KA15, KA24, KA18, and KA23.
• You should be flexible to work various shifts, including alternate weekends.
• This role is subject to a DBS/PVG check.

Additional benefits:

• Mileage reimbursement at 35p.
• Opportunity for extra income through our Care Friends referral scheme (up to £500 per referral).
• Overtime available to boost your earnings.
• A comprehensive 3-day training programme, followed by shadowing and peer support from a dedicated care mentor in your first 12 weeks.
• Uniform provided, along with a mobile phone and the Cera app to enhance safe and efficient working.
• Blue Light Card eligibility – helping you save on everyday purchases and special treats.