Care Worker - Old Swan (L13)

Do you have previous experience as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) within the NHS?

Are you looking to make a difference in your local community?

Your experience as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) will be invaluable as a Care Worker.

Applicants must be based in Liverpool, UK.

You will be recruited to a dedicated care team operating in:

• Old Swan (L13)
• Kensington (L7)
• Tuebrook (L13)
• Wavertree (L15)

For this role we are recruiting:

• 3 x Drivers
• 3 x Walkers

Shift pay rather than pay per call, which means you are paid from the start of your first call to the end of your last call within a shift.
Pay: £11.50 p/hr (drivers) / £10.50 p/hr (walkers)

• Mileage - 40p per mile for drivers / 15p per mile for cyclists
• Part-time hours available
• 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 Worker for Be Caring, your working hours will be aligned to our shift patterns, which includes early starts, late evenings and weekend working:

• Early shift: 7:00am - 2:00pm
• Late shift: 4:00pm - 10:00pm

As a Care Worker forBe Caring we will agree your working pattern, setting 2-week rota which includes:

• Alternate full weekends, or every Saturday or every Sunday
• Evenings as agreed within your working hours

Benefits

• Fully funded DBS.
• Paid induction training: 1 week classroom-based (Monday - Friday), 2 days shadowing and additional online modules.
• 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.

If you have prior experience working as a Health Care Assistant for the NHS, you'll be the perfect fit for our community-based Care Worker role.

As a Care Worker working within Old Swan, you will:

• Provide personal care that protects people's dignity.
• Promote independence using enabling approaches.
• Deliver personalised care through individual choice and control.
• Be a strong and effective communicator, documenting, reporting, and sharing information with the right people at the right time.
• Support people to meet their outcomes, involving families and professionals.
• Connect people to their communities accessing local support and services.

We are looking for people with Be Caring values to join our team. Use your valuable skills to make a positive impact on the lives of those in your community. We will provide you with the training you need to be an outstanding Care Worker. As a Care Worker for Be Caring, you will be provided with comprehensive induction training on:

• Be Caring values, going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes.
• Dignity and respect, safeguarding and equality and diversity
• Confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Fluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication.
• Moving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)
• Infection prevention and control, health and safety.
• Learning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity.

Apply today and our friendly recruitment team will be in touch!

Benefits:

• Bonus schemes
• Referral programme
• Annual Bonus
• Funded DBS
• Additional leave
• Flexible schedule
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Union membership