Bank Care Assistant

Sanctuary; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Bank Care Assistant to join their team in Glasgow. This role focuses on providing high-quality, personalized care to residents while working collaboratively with colleagues. Qualified candidates should exhibit kindness, enthusiasm, and good communication skills. Although experience is not required, the team offers comprehensive training and support to ensure you thrive in your role. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a caring community that prioritizes dignity and respect for all.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay after 12 months

24/7 employee advice service

Cycle to Work scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Contributory pension plan

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training will be provided.
• Must be able to communicate well and approach tasks flexibly.
• A genuine liking for older people is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support residents' lives through personalised care.
• Foster leisure and social activities for residents.
• Work as a supportive team member to enhance care.

Skills

Teamwork

Caring and enthusiastic attitude

Good communication skills

Ability to support and engage with older people

Job description

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. It goes without saying that kindness is what care is all about, so first and foremost, we carefully choose our staff for their kind and compassionate nature. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our 'family' at Sanctuary Care, whether that's our staff, residents or family members.

Bank Care Assistant

Forefaulds Care Home, 33-39 Blackbraes Road, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, G74 3JY

£12.60 per hour

Hours as and when required

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don't we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let's have some fun while we're at work, support each other and work hard as a team.

94% of our employees told us in a recent staff survey that they would recommend Sanctuary Care as a great place to work.

There's loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Forefaulds Care Home all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can 'feel' the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Forefaulds is special and we're looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Our package includes support for

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month's service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24 / 7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities including a Team Leader Development programme
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month's service onwards
• CI Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Care Assistant? Here's more about the role:

• First and foremost - we work together as a team to enrich our residents' lives - let's support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day - let's get stuck in
• It's very simple - if we can be the best Care Assistant we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we're all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

• Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Experience is not essential, as we will support you with all the training and support you'll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You'll also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference : 226407

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don't miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.

A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.

Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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