Care Assistant - Extra Care

Cera are recruiting Care Assistants for our Extra Care service in Elgin

Are you kind? A people person? Love making a difference in people's lives? Then we can offer you the perfect role as a Carer, where you will genuinely make a difference, every day!

We're recruiting for a full-time Care Worker on a permanent contract working varied shifts including days, nights and some weekends. It's secure work that comes with good pay, great training and no previous experience is required.

Extra Care units offer residents their own self-contained living space within a larger building, with access to care staff who are based within the unit and who provide care to each resident. As a care assistant at our Extra Care Unit, you will be supporting residents, who all have varying needs to live as independently as possible, with personalised care and support plans in place.

Every client's needs are different. You may assist with a bit of housework or help with getting up in the morning. A tasty hot meal and a listening ear. A hand with medication or getting washed and dressed. But more than this, our carers become friends, providing human company, encouragement and maybe a laugh or two, often when life has become tough. Caring isn't always easy, but the people you care for and their families will be grateful that you were there for them.

Our benefits include:

• Pay is paid in block shifts with no travel required during your shift.
• Enhanced bank holiday rate
• Holiday pay and pension scheme
• Free PVG, company mobile phone and uniform provided
• Access to our benefits & discounts platform WeCare, alongside being eligible for the Blue Light Card Scheme - offering you thousands of discounts on high street shopping, your weekly food shop, eating out and family activities.
• Enhanced maternity (12 weeks full pay), paternity and parental leave policies
• An industry-leading career development pathway, including SVQ's, there is plenty of opportunity for progression - 50% of our salaried roles are filled internally.
• Wellbeing support - including employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, healthcare cash plan and free eye tests & contribution to the cost of glasses.
• Extra earnings through our referral scheme Care Friends - £500 per referral

Cera makes caring easier with Cera Tech

We've brought homecare into the 21st century, by developing technology that streamlines administrative tasks, enhances outcomes, and allows you to focus on the most important part of your role – caring for our clients.

Our predictive technology and risk alerts have proven to equip our care teams with the knowledge they need to make decisions and take swift action, leading to a reduction in hospitalisations and a reduced risk of falls for those we care for - you really can care better as a member of our team.

Key requirements for this role:

• A passion for helping others, and previous caring experience is desirable but not essential.
• You should be flexible to work various shifts, including alternate weekends

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

^In Scotland, all care staff are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the regulator for the social service workforce in Scotland. You must maintain your registration with SSSC and ensure your annual renewal is completed. You must also work towards your SVQ2 which Cera will fund however, there will be an SVQ registration fee which will be payable by the employee.