Care Assistant

**_Applicants must be based in Tyneside, UK._**

This service is in **Walker** (NE6), you must have experience to be considered for this role.**

**Our in-house Nurse will ensure you have the competencies and specialist training for your role.**

Pay**:£10.50 p/hr **(8am-8pm)
- Working on shifts, **paid from start to finish**.
- Full-time hours available.
- ** Bonus schemes**:up to £300 new starter, £300 Refer a Friend, £250 annual bonus, £25 birthday gift voucher.

As a **Care **Assistant** for the **Complex &** **Palliative** Care** service, you will be supporting a** late 70s male** to fulfil a high-quality life. This individual has **Frontotemporal dementia** **(FTD)** a rare form of dementia. He enjoys his daily walk, sometimes taking more than one stroll around the community. Other interests include reminiscing to old photographs and sharing stories. He would prefer someone who speaks softly and can appreciate his desire to remain independent whilst maintaining a routine. This role will mostly involve supporting with **personal care, medication** and providing company.

**Dementia **care requires individuals who are experienced, dedicated, committed, and have a genuine will to make a difference. The goal is to make sure our customers' needs are met, where they feel most comfortable, within their own homes.** **Our in-house Nurse will ensure you have the competencies and specialist training for your **role.**

As a **Care Assistant** working in** Walker **(NE6)** you will agree to a week 1 and week 2 shift pattern, which includes:

- Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
- 12-hour day shifts

**Benefits**
- **Fully funded DBS.**:

- ** Paid induction training**:1 week classroom-based, 2 days shadowing and additional online modules. Care certificate completed within 3 months.
- ** 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.
- ** Mileage**:40p/mile (driver**), **15p/mile (cyclist).

**Induction Training**

You do not need care experience. If you have the right values, we will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding **Care Assistant**.

As a **Care Assistant**, you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

- Community wellbeing, individual wellbeing, and personal outcomes.
- Fluids and nutrition.
- Medication, moving and handling, basic life support and first aid.
- Infection prevention and control, health, and safety.
- Professional boundaries, confidentiality, equality, and diversity.
- Safeguarding, mental health and capacity.

**Job Role**

You do not need a degree or care qualifications to be a great **Care **Assistant**. If you have a warm and welcoming smile then a role with **Be Caring** could be the right fit for you. As a** Care Assistant**, you will be kind and compassionate, building caring and supportive relationships with the individual you support and their families. At **Be Caring**, we want everyone to reach their full potential. As a **Care Assistant**, you will:

- Be engaging, calm, and have a can-do attitude, learning and adapting with the individual you're supporting.
- Be a great communicator, listening to the individual to understand their wants and needs.
- Have the individual's best interests in everything you do, protecting their dignity.
- Support the individual to become as independent as they can, making their own choices and decisions.

, Part-time

**Benefits**:

- Bonus schemes
- Referral programme
- New starter bonus
- Annual Bonus
- Funded DBS
- Mileage 40p
- Additional leave
- Flexible schedule
- Workplace pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Union membership