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Ambient Support Limited

Aylesbury

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

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Job summary

Ambient Support Limited is seeking a Care Assistant for The Chestnuts Care Home in Aylesbury. The role involves supporting residents, providing high-quality care, and ensuring a positive living environment. Flexible working opportunities and full training are provided for new staff.

Benefits

Flexible working for work-life balance
National Living Wage paid regardless of age
Training and development opportunities
‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
Paid holiday with a minimum of 28 days
Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
Free access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting adults in a care setting or community is desirable.
  • Understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.
  • Ability to work flexible shifts including alternate weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Provide care and support to residents, enhancing their well-being.
  • Support adults in a community-based care setting.
  • Participate in regular activities and organized events.

Skills

Good communication skills
Patience
Flexibility

Job description

Care Assistant

Service Name: The Chestnuts Care Home

Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Hours: Full and Part Time Hours Available

Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!

Who are Ambient Support?

Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.

Our residential care home,The Chestnuts, is a community-based home for Older People in Aylesbury. We provide care and support to 64 residents, including up to 48 residents with specific dementia care needs. This is a welcoming home from home environment offering regular activities and organised events. The gardens atThe Chestnutsare attractive and fully wheelchair accessible for residents and visitors alike.

The role of our Care Assistant:

- Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community.

- An awareness and understanding of high-quality home care.

- Good communication skills, patience and flexibility.

- An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.

- A flexible working pattern and able to do shift work.

- Alternate weekend working pattern.

- Experience is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our Care Staff.

Skills and attributes of our Care Assistant:

- Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community.

- An awareness and understanding of high-quality home care.

- Good communication skills, patience, and flexibility.

- An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support.

- A flexible working pattern and able to do shift work.

- Alternate weekend working pattern.

- Experience is desirable, however, is not essential, as we offer full training for all of our Care Staff.

Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!

  • Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
  • National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
  • Training and development
  • ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme.
  • Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
  • Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
  • Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we’d love to hear from you.

We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.

We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

REF – INDBH

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