Care Assistant

**VACANCIES ACROSS EDINBURGH**

**This Role is for a Specific Male Client in the EH7 Area that we have within our service. The hours of care are made up of two 12 hour shifts 8am-8pm(day) and then 8pm-8am(night).**

**Regular consistent hours available.**

**Day shift can be made up from two 6 hour shifts for flexibility.**

The MyLife Edinburgh team offer private home-care services in Edinburgh. We are a friendly and caring team, dedicated in providing high-quality support to our service users.

MyLife offers the gold standard in private care services, and therefore also offer the gold standard of training and support to our carers. We believe it’s important to ensure all carers are happy and satisfied in their role, from feeling confident, being able to talk to management whenever they need to, as well as receiving a competitive rate of pay and recognition. Our Care Assistants agree, reporting that 97% were either 'Very Satisfied' or 'Satisfied' with their 'Professional relations with service users'.

As a Care Assistant, you will provide individualised packages of care to support and enable people to maintain their independence and enjoyment of being in their own home. The care we deliver varies depending on individual need, but is always expected be of the highest standard.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about care and looking for a role that offers great opportunities for career development.

Benefits / What we can offer you:

- **Highly competitive rates of pay **(with enhancements for bank holiday working)
- **Mileage allowance** or **bus pass payments** for non-drivers
- **Generous pension**:

- **Permanent contracts for both P/T & F/T with guaranteed hours**:

- **28 Days annual holiday (pro rata)**:

- **Paid training & induction programme**:

- **Free PVG**:

- Job security
- **Generous refer a friend scheme** with opportunity to earn up to **£250 per referral**:

- Career Development opportunities with nationally recognised care certificates, and further opportunities
- **Internal communication **programmes and **employee rewards schemes**:

- **Free** uniform & PPE
- Help with your SSSC Registration
- **Instore discounts** with an exclusive Blue Light card offering up to **60% off high street names.**:

- And, of course, an **exciting opportunity to give back to those who need it most.**

What We Are Looking For
- Due to popular demand, we are recruiting for Female Community Care Assistants to work in Edinburgh to cover shifts of; mornings 7am-2.30pm and evenings 3.30pm-10pm. _Please note, we do ask for availability on alternate weekends._
- Kind, caring and compassionate people.
- Good level of English.
- Experienced & non-experienced carers - everyone is welcome as we provide full training

As a Community Care Assistant, your tasks will include:

- Assisting our clients in all aspects of their daily life, i.e. meal preparation, medication prompts and general domestic support.
- Assisting clients with personal care.
- Supporting clients to take an active role in the planning and provision of their care.
- Recording and reporting daily visit information.

With our full training and continual professional development scheme, this could be the start of your new career making a real difference to the lives of those in the community.

If you have any questions, please call us on 01316034449 and ask to speak with one of our Recruitment Consultants.

We look forward to hearing from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.00-£11.20 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Are you a driver with daily access to your own car?
- Are you looking for Full Time, Part Time or Bank work?
- Are you available to work days, evenings & weekends?
- Do you live within the local area?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road