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Existing clients: 020 7624 9944

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DEMENTIA CARE ASSISTANT 

Flexible Working | Competitive pay | 24/7 On-Call Support | Free Training | Paid Holiday | Guaranteed Weekly Hours| Career Progression

Does making a difference in someone’s life every day as a care assistant sound like a role that you could see yourself in? Are you a caring, committed and hardworking person? Do you want to work for a company that offers great rewards and outstanding training? We are currently recruiting passionate individuals like you to join SweetTree’s CQC Outstanding rated team, to work as a dementia care assistant and support our client around the St. John's Wood area of London. 

The care assistant tasks you may be carrying out depend on the client’s personal needs, supporting our client to get out and about around the house and most importantly, making a positive impact on our client’s life .We are currently recruiting care assistants who can support our service in our response to COVID-19 and this is a great opportunity for those looking to get involved in the care and helping others during these unprecedented and turbulent times in the UK

We are doing everything we can to make sure that you are fully supported by us during the coronavirus crisis and at SweetTree you will be provided with full PPE for both your own and our clients’ protection and safety.

Why SweetTree? Some of the benefits of working as a Dementia Care Assistant include:

  • Minimum 2-hour shift with clients
  • Pay rates - from £9.50 – £11.05 per hour 
  • Comprehensive Pre-Employment Programme
  • Internal awards, a recognition scheme and Long Service Awards
  • £200 Friend Referral Scheme
  • 28 days paid holiday including Bank holidays
  • DBS Certificate fully refunded once you have worked 80 hours
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Career development pathways through our Care Training Academy

All applications for this dementia care assistant position must be made online by clicking the 'Apply' button and our Recruitment team will be in touch once the application has been reviewed. We are looking for candidates who have a flexible availability and are happy to work 2 hours shifts, as well as travel around. 

Due to the current pandemic, we will be conducting our interviews over video and our 4-day pre-employment assessment training will also be conducted online,  however you will require a laptop or IPAD to complete this.

What to do next?

Click apply to fill out our care assistant application form and our recruitment team will be in touch and potentially booked in for a video interview over zoom. Once successful you will be booked in for our free pre-employment assessment (please note, this training is free to attend, but you will not be paid).

Thinking of joining SweetTree? - click here to learn more abour the recrutiment process https://www.sweettree.co.uk/recruitment/thinking-of-joining/ 

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