Care Assistant

Belong; Crewe (VA); On-site; GBP 14,320 - 20,395; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive 4 day classroom based induction

Ongoing training and development

Pension Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Colleague recognition events

Job summary

A leading care organization in Crewe is looking for a dedicated Care Assistant to join their team. This role involves providing personal and practical care while demonstrating compassion and empathy towards residents. The ideal candidate will excel in communication, have previous experience in elderly care, and be a dependable team player. Benefits include ongoing training, career progression opportunities, and a pension scheme, making this a rewarding career choice.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an elderly care setting.
• Dependable, able to work well under pressure.
• Team player but able to work on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate compassion, empathy and a person-centred approach to caring for older people.
• Provide assistance, personal care, activities and companionship to residents.
• Work with residents and their families to deliver tailored care.

Skills

Excellent communication and written skills

Compassion and empathy

Ability to work under pressure

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Pay: £12.60p/h

Shifts: 8am – 3pm, 3pm – 10pm a combination of the two.

Vacancies:

• 1 x 19 hours
• 3x 6.5 weekend working

We are Belong, we are a not for profit, values based organisation. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all belong.

We deliver exceptional care in our Village community styled home. We have Households with an average of twelve residents living in each; we are a committed team who provide the exceptional person centred care to enrich our resident’s lives putting them at the heart of everything we do.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Care Assistant to join our team in Belong Crewe.

About the Role

As a care assistant, you will work together with other staff in the running of the household. You will aim to maintain high standards of care and service towards customers, relatives, visitors and other members of staff. You will be providing a range of personal and practical care to our residents.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate compassion, empathy and a person-centred approach to caring for older people.
• Self-motivated, resilient and well-organised
• Able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the residents and the household.
• Provide assistance, personal care, activities and companionship to residents
• Be alert to residents’ needs, health and wellbeing
• Respect the residents’ dignity and privacy
• Work with residents and their families to deliver tailored care to each individual
• Assist with mealtimes and safe moving
• Maintain accurate records for each resident

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Committed to providing a high standard of care, promoting dignity and respect.
• Previous experience working within an elderly care setting.
• Team player but able to work on your own initiative.
• Dependable, able to work well under pressure and flexible to meet the needs of the Home.

Benefits

• Cost of DBS Check
• Comprehensive 4 day classroom based induction and further shadow shifts (paid)
• Ongoing training and development
• Internal career progression opportunities
• Pension Scheme
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• Subsidised meals in our Bistros
• Marvellous Mealtime on shift
• Casual dress
• Free DBS check*
• Access to an Early Pay Release Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Occupational Health support
• Colleague recognition events; our monthly ACE awards and our annual Champions Event
• Enhanced Colleague Referral Scheme

We welcome applications from eligible applicants; it is with regret that we do not have the facility to sponsor overseas staff.

Recruitment

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice