Bank Care Assistant

Prime Life; Shepshed; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £12.96–£13.32

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay system

Refer a Friend £250

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking Bank Care Assistants to support residents at Charnwood Oaks in Shepshed, Leicestershire. The role offers shifts across a 7-day week, with day and night options, and a range of benefits. You will help with daily living tasks, nutrition, mobility, and companionship within a compassionate team.

Full training is provided, and prior care experience is desirable but not essential. A dementia-aware approach is beneficial to support residents with various needs.

Qualifications

• Prior care experience is desirable but not essential as full training is provided.
• Residents have age-related and health conditions requiring dignified support.
• It is essential to be patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ abilities.
• A dementia awareness is beneficial due to residents living with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and dressing.
• Supporting residents at mealtimes to maintain nutrition and hydration.
• Encouraging safe mobility with aids and equipment.
• Providing friendship and accompanying residents to social outings or appointments.
• Maintaining accurate written records and documentation.
• Collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to promote wellbeing.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Communication

Teamwork

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 Charnwood Oaks in the heart of Shepshed in Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 84 residents, living with a range of age related, physical and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia. 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 the hours of 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 £12.96 risng 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.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Bank Care Assistant