Care Assistant

We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.

Our Care team is friendly and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high-quality support we provide. We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-
for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to peoples’ lives, each and every day.

Join our Care team as a Care Assistant

Working in Care can be demanding, but our colleagues are always kind and compassionate no matter what challenges they encounter.

Working as a Care Assistant is not only varied and interesting, it’s incredibly rewarding.

As part of our team you will be doing work you can be proud of, ensuring the safety and happiness of our customers in their home.

We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Care Assistant

Salary: £10.85 per hour
Location: Camden, NW1 4

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide assistance and/or guidance where needed with personal care, e.g. taking medicines, shaving, and intensive personal or intimate care in circumstances where this is required.
• Carry out tasks including; shopping, cleaning, ironing, cooking, collecting benefits and/or prescriptions, and escorting to attend appointments whilst promoting individual independence
• Monitor the physical and emotional health of customers and take necessary action
• Participate in and monitor care plans
• To work alone on occasions, both within the service and in the community, working to the organisation’s policy and procedures when working alone and reporting any changes that may affect the personal safety of yourself and others
• Follow One Housing, the Local Authority and CQC Safeguarding policies and procedures for vulnerable adults
• Respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with the Data Protection Act

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly.

The successful candidate will:

• Possess good interpersonal skills
• Experience of providing support to others in a work, voluntary or personal capacity
• A practical solution focussed approach to problem solving
• An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to work flexibly and in a busy environment
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to motivate and support vulnerable adults
• Ability to manage a caseload of customers
• Ability to maintain administration, communication records and recording systems

Desirable Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Housing Sector and One Housing’s activities
• Understanding of working with vulnerable adults.
• Ability to provide assistance and/or guidance where needed with personal care
• Good communication skills with the ability to engage with vulnerable people

Our Life@One benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

• Salary: £10.85 per hour
• Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues
• Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
• Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
• Well done! With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
• Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
• We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
• Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
• Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.

We welcome applications from everyone.

Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Care team.