Care Assistant

Merthyr Tydfil Council are seeking to recruit an experienced care assistant to join their team to work in a supported living setting for older adults.

In this role you will provide support to services users assisting with things such as: personal care and dressing, meal preparation and administering medication.

We have a mixture of shifts available across the week and you will be able to select each week the hours that you want to do so this role would be suitable for people who are looking for both part and full time work.

The role is being offered on a rolling contract with a pay rate of £14.24 per hour with enhanced rates for any evening and weekend work.

Duties of the role:

• Provide daily living support to older adults


• Update care plans and maintain accurate records


• Administering medication

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working with older adults


• Social Care Wales registration


• Enhanced DBS check


• Full UK driving licence


• Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team

The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:

• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work


• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country


• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email


• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week

At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now.

Don't miss your chance to become a care assistant with Merthyr Council! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on 01772208964 or eilidh.nicol@servicecare.org.uk.