Job Details

DEMENTIA CARE ASSISTANT, Hackney

Hourly pay £11.30 per hour, Monday to Sunday 10:30 am-1:30pm

We are currently looking to recruit a Dementia Care Assistant to work with our client in Hackney.  Our client is looking for support with meals preparation, tidying up the flat, sit and have a conversation with her. Our client is a lovely lady but on occasions she can get frustrated with memory impairment. 

We offer a variety of shift lengths; the minimum shift time is 3 hours and we have both short and long hour shifts available. 

Being a Dementia Care Assistant is very rewarding, especially in the current climate as social care is going the extra mile. We are looking for an experienced dementia care assistant just like you who is passionate, honest, and hardworking, to provide exceptional care.  The successful dementia care assistant must have previous care experience and although care can be both challenging and rewarding, with the support of our accredited Care Training Academy, you will have all the tools needed to provide outstanding care.

Why SweetTree? We offer:

✅ Great pay - from £11.05 - £14 per hour

✅£500 Welcome Bonus for New Live-In Care Assistants

✅ 3-hour minimum visits with clients

✅ Flexible hours to suit you

✅ Zero-hour, part-time and full-time contracts

✅ CQC Outstanding-rated provider

✅ Live in care pay rates from £625 per week

✅ Award-winning training via the SweetTree Academy

✅ 24 hour on-call support

✅ Award-winning social care company

✅ 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

✅Access to LifeWorks Benefits Scheme – offering monetary savings and offers

✅An Employee Assistance Programme (for confidential advice and support)

✅Bespoke specialist training relevant to our clients such as PROACT-SCIPr-UK®

✅SweetTree Fields Farm – the opportunity to support clients on our farm that is a safe, nurturing and social environment

What to do next? - Please click apply to complete our application form and our recruitment team will be in touch shortly.