Care Assistant

CROWNPENNINE; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Care Group's Pennine Lodge, a 70-bed registered care home for the elderly, is seeking Care Assistants for day and night shifts to join a team delivering high-quality residential, nursing and dementia care.

You will support on-site activity, administer medications where required, and work with professionals to create a warm, safe environment. Enhanced DBS clearance is required, with full or part-time roles available. Training and development opportunities are offered within Crown Care Group.

Qualifications

• Have previous experience in a similar role or a genuine interest in caring for older people.
• Experience administering medications.
• Proven stable employment record and references.
• Enhanced DBS clearance is required.
• Full or part-time positions are available.

Responsibilities

• Build thriving, dynamic staff teams in a warm, inviting atmosphere.
• Multi-task, liaise with professionals and drive activity on site.
• Act on your own initiative and have confidence to make daily decisions.

Skills

Team leadership

Multitasking

Communication with professionals

Drive on-site activity

Initiative

Job description

Crown Care Group are an established Operator and Developer of Care Homes for the elderly, with a strong reputation for delivering luxurious surroundings, facilities, in purpose built, high quality, design led care homes; and which are CQC highly rated.

Pennine Lodge, is a 70-bed Registered Care Home that provides an excellent standard of residential care for the elderly, including nursing and dementia care as well as shorter term care.

An excellent opportunity has arisen in our Care Home for those who aspire to “really make a difference” to the lives of older people that have chosen to live in spectacular new developed residential care services.

Care Assistants DAYS / NIGHTS

The ideal candidate will

• Have the ability to build thriving dynamic staff teams in a warm and inviting atmosphere.
• Be able to multi-task, liaise with professionals and drive forward activity on site.
• Be able to act on your own initiative and have the confidence in your ability to make the correct decisions daily.
• Will want to take advantage of the excellent Training and Development, and future career opportunities we offer our staff within Crown Care Group.

The successful candidate will

• Have previous experience of working in a similar role, or a genuine interest in acquiring high-quality care skills
• Have experience of administering medications.
• Have a proven stable employment record and references
• Enhanced DBS will be required
• Full or Part-time positions are available