Company Description

Location: Leicester             

Pay Rate: £13 per hour                

Shifts: Day shifts and waking night shifts available                        

What we offer

Total Community Care is part of City & County Healthcare Group. You’ll have access to all the resources, career pathways, benefits, investments, opportunities, and security that being part of City & County Healthcare Group brings. It’s the best of both worlds.

We're sorry, we do not currently offer sponsorship to applicants. 

What we offer:

• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Refer-a-friend bonus
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Fully funded Enhanced DBS check
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Access to our in-house app
• Work for the largest care company in the UK!
• Book an interview at a time and date that suits you!

Job Description

What you'll do

With this role you will be supporting an adult with Downs Syndrome and Autism in their home and supporting them in the community. Our client has 24/7 care and you would be joining a team of carers that make a real difference.  

This is a very important and rewarding role that requires a confident, caring and friendly care professional. Our Care Assistants key aim with this role is to support the client to live a fulfilled life. 

The daily tasks with this care role include:

• Assisting with all aspects of daily living, including personal care, meal preparation, and medication management.
• House keeping
• Stock management and ordering consumables.
• Assisting with Physio.
• ​Carefully and safely supporting access to planned community activities, managing sensory input, and promoting positive social interactions.

Our client loves listening to music, watching films, day trips, arts and crafts, gym visits, eating out, swimming, cooking, singing, painting nails, clothes and dressing up. 

We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and in their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. And you’ll never know what challenges you’re about to face next. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you’ll be making your clients’ days brighter, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

You don’t need any care experience to apply for this role, just plenty of care, compassion, and resilience as we provide full nurse-led training.

You will have full training and clinical support to develop and enhance skills in various complex areas such as tracheotomy, ventilation, seizure management, stoma care and much more!

Additional Information

Why choose us?

We care for and support people of all ages, in the community, and their homes, with Spinal Cord injury, Muscular dystrophy, acquired brain injuries and many other complex needs. Every day will be different. You will be making your clients’ days brighter whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

We see extraordinary achievements happen everyday thanks to the talent and commitment of our people. We want to transform the care industry by working smarter, using innovative tech, and driving forward positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a world of career opportunity, choice, and security. Join us on our journey and continue yours.

City and County Healthcare Group is an equal-opportunity employer.