Bank Care Assistant

Primelife; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking a Bank Care Assistant to join our caring team at Chamberlaine Court, Bedworth, Warwickshire. The role offers hourly pay from £12.96 to £13.32, with full DBS funding and a comprehensive holiday pay scheme.

We encourage applications from those with a patient, respectful approach to elder care and dementia-friendly understanding. Experience is desirable but not essential, as full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a genuine caring nature with residents.
• Patience and understanding of residents' individual abilities.
• Full training provided to new starters; prior care experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and dressing.
• Support residents to dine and maintain nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility with mobility aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship and companionship and accompany residents on outings or appointments.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation.

Skills

Caring nature

Patient

Empathy

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Bank Care Assistant. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews. please note we are currently not offering sponsorship.

This role will be based at Chamberlaine Court in the heart of Bedworth, Warwickshire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 38 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Bank Care Assistant:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Bank Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and dressing for the day, or retiring to bed for the evening
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we’re looking for in our Bank Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

Prime Life is an equal opportunities employer.