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If you're compassionate, reliable and passionate about helping others live well at home, we'd love to hear from you.\nPlease note: due to the personal nature of the support provided, this role is open to female applicants only (in line with the Equality Act 2010). The successful applicant will be supporting both male and female clients.\nApplicants must be based in Manchester. No sponsorship available.\nAbout the Role\nThis is a shopper/sitter role. Rather than personal care visits, you'll be providing companionship, practical support and social connection to people in their own homes and communities across South Manchester.\nThat might means accompanying someone on a shopping trip, sitting with them for a chat and a cuppa, helping them stay connected to the people and places that matter to them, or simply being a reassuring and familiar face.\nNo professional experience required - just a genuine desire to make a difference.\nAs a Care Assistant with Be Caring, you will:\nPromote independence through enabling approaches\nSupport people to meet their personal outcomes, involving families and professionals\nProvide companionship, practical support and social connection\nHelp people stay connected to their community and local services\nProvide personal care with dignity and respect, when required\nDeliver personalised support based on individual choice and needs\nRecord and report information accurately\nWhere You'll Work\nYou'll join a dedicated care team supporting people across South Manchester, including:\nSharston\nBaguley\nWythenshawe\nNorthendon\nBrooklands\nDidsbury\nWithington\nChorlton-cum-Hardy\nBarlow Moor\nPay & Hours\n£13.30 per hour\nMileage: 50p per mile\nFull-time hours\nBlock pay - not pay-per-call. You're paid from the start of your first visit to the end of your last in a block\nWorking pattern:\nMonday - Friday: 9:00am - 3:00pm\nAlternate weekends\nInduction Training:\nYou'll receive comprehensive paid induction training, including:\nBe Caring values and going Above & Beyond to meet personal outcomes\nDignity and respect, safeguarding, and equality and diversity\nConfidentiality and professional boundaries\nFluids and nutrition and safe administration of medication\nMoving and positioning, basic life support, and pressure sores (React to Red)\nInfection prevention and control, health and safety\nLearning Disabilities (Oliver McGowan Tier 1), mental health and capacity\nWhy Be Caring?\nBe Caring is the UK's largest employee-owned social care provider. 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