Care Assistant

**Care Assistant - Wickford**

**Salary**:£12.00 per hour equivalent to £23,150 Full Time Equivalent, plus increase weekend rate, paid travel time and 45p per mile

**Contract**:Full time, part time or evening and weekend hours available

**Shifts**:7am - 3pm, 3pm - 11pm

**Travel required** - You will be required to travel around Wickford and the surrounding area, so a **Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential.**

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 people’s lives throughout the community. Come join our friendly and supportive team providing short-term reablement care to customers so they can regain their independence while remaining in their own homes.

**Take the next step in your career and become a Care Assistant with the ECL team.**

**What we can offer you as a Care Assistant**:

- **£12.00 per hour (blended rate) including travel time between visits - £11.60 per hour weekday rate, £13.60 per hour weekend rate**:

- £500* New starter bonus
- Top rates of pay in your local area
- **Double pay** on bank holidays
- **Paid **mileage at 45p per mile (up to 10,000 miles p/a)
- **Guaranteed contracted hours from the start of your employment**:

- Parking permits to cover area of work
- 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays), rising with service
- Fully **paid** induction at normal hourly rate and shadow training
- Ongoing training and career development paid for by ECL
- Lots of opportunity to progress
- **Free **enhanced DBS check
- **Free** uniform & PPE
- **Free company smart phone**:

- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Annual salary reviews and performance bonus
- Healthcare Support scheme
- Discounts on your favourite retail brands, restaurants, holidays and much more
- Referral scheme of £1500

**To be considered as a Care Assistant, you need**:

- A valid driving license and use of personal vehicle for work purposes
- To be 18 and over
- Previous experience in the care industry is not essential as full training will be provided.
- To want to provide a high quality of care and support to vulnerable people
- Exceptional listening and communication skills
- To possess an empathetic approach
- To be willing to provide personal care
- A proactive approach to work and be able to work on your own initiative
- To be able to work flexibly depending on the needs of the work environment
- To have a passion to make a positive difference to people’s lives; being considerate and supportive is a must

Previous experience in the care industry is not essential as full training will be provided.

To view the full job description for our Care Assistant role, please Click Here

**Come and join the team**:

- Join the largest quality reablement provider in Essex
- Become a Care Assistant and support our customers in their own homes
- Play a key part in maximising our customers health, wellbeing, and independence to enhance their quality of life.
- We have a written policy on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders, which is available to view _here_._
- We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace._

ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role
- New starter bonus awarded 12 months after start date

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