Bank Care Assistant

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; March; On-site; Full time

Job summary

As a Care Assistant at a leading care home in March, you will provide high-quality care to residents, ensuring their individual needs are met. The role includes participating in activities and maintaining care plans. Opportunities for career progression and training are available, making it ideal for those passionate about care.

Benefits

Free Blue Light Card

Access to Blue Light discount platform

Fully comprehensive induction

Competitive salary with enhancements on bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a Care position is highly desirable.
• Passion for care and putting residents' needs first.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care ensuring continuous assessment and planning.
• Assist residents during meal times and participate in activities.
• Attend and complete all training and qualifications.

Skills

Communication

Caring

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

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As a Care Assistant at Aria Court Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high level of care is provided to our residents.

About Aria Court Care Home

After a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a sparkling 92-bedroom care home with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Located in a quiet residential nook in March, Cambridgeshire, our home boasts a cinema, hair salon, multiple dining rooms. Beautiful gardens provide a bounty of home-grown fruit and veg.

The kitchen team at Aria Court are award-winning and have even created their own cookbook full of their best recipes. As one of the leading residential care homes in March, Cambridgeshire, Aria Court offers nothing less than the best care for your loved one in a safe and comfortable environment.

About The Role

Reporting to the Team Leader, the Care Assistant will provide high quality care to residents at all times paying attention to their specific and individual needs. You will participate in meaningful activities when possible, and ensure that care plans are appropriate to each resident’s needs.

One of our values is Celebrating Every Individual and we have fantastic Learning and Development options at Athena Care Homes to support your progression. Development from this role can take you onto CHAPS or nursing positions, and we offer fully funded apprenticeships to help you achieve an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care. However, if the traditional qualifications aren't for you, or you have a specific interest, we have a variety of other options to support your career journey.

Salary

£12.21 per hour.

Shift Pattern

[Bank] hours per week, 12-hour shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

Coronation Close, March, England, PE15 9PP.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver care in the home, to ensure continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents’ care.
• Assist residents during meal times ensuring they receive meals that are suitable.
• Assist with and participate in all activities provided within the home to promote person centred care.
• Attend and complete all training and qualifications (statutory, mandatory and developmental).
  
  

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.
• Experience in a Care position and being NVQ/QCF Level 2 Diplomas in Health & Social Care qualified is highly desirable – but we can support you to achieve all qualifications required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.
  
  

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
  
  

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.

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