Bank Care Assistant

Prime Life; Oadby and Wigston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care home provider in Oadby and Wigston seeks a compassionate Bank Care Assistant to support residents with daily activities, including personal hygiene and nutrition. This is a flexible role with great work-life balance, offering competitive hourly pay and benefits. Ideal candidates should possess a caring nature, with or without experience, as full training is provided. You will work collaboratively with a dedicated team to ensure the well-being of residents, many of whom may have dementia or physical disabilities.

Benefits

Hourly pay rates from £12.45 to £12.80

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference.
• Prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of dementia beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and dressing.
• Support residents to dine and maintain nutrition.
• Encourage residents to mobilise safely.
• Provide companionship and accompany residents on outings.
• Maintain accurate written records.
• Engage with other care professionals.
• Assist family members with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Understanding of dementia

Patient and respectful

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.

This role will be based at Woodlands Care Home in the Oadby area of Leicester. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 26 residents, living with a range physical and mental health conditions, some related to age, which 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:

This role offers great work life balance, with shift patterns offered across a 7-day working week between a 8am and 8pm, or 8pm and 8am. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 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.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Bank Care Assistant please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!