Care Assistant

Adept Care Homes Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider in the East Midlands is seeking a Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves providing emotional and physical support to residents, assisting with personal care and meal times, and fostering a caring environment. Candidates should exhibit a positive attitude and may have previous care experience. The position offers training, excellent rates of pay, and a friendly working environment.

Benefits

Excellent rates of pay

Training and career development

Free uniform & DBS provided

Employee of the month award

Refer a friend scheme (£250 per referral)

Free Health & Wellbeing programs

Access to a Private GP

Cycle2Work scheme

Opportunity for exciting trips and activities

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is desirable.
• Essential to have a positive and caring attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional & physical support to residents.
• Assist with meal times, personal care, and leisure activities.
• Act as an extension of the resident’s family, showing kindness and compassion.

Skills

Good literacy skills

Good numeracy skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Caring attitude

Job description

Overview

Adept Care homes provide residential care and residential dementia care in our family-run, Midlands-based care homes. We help our residents to lead enriched, happy, and fulfilled lives, supported by a friendly, caring team.

We are recruiting a Care Assistant at Douglas Court Care Home. You will be joining the team at Douglas Court, a lovely purpose built 43 bed quality residential home for dementia in Ivy Square, Derby offering affordable and high-quality care.

Our Care Assistants are an important part in our resident’s day to day lives. With Adept's help, you will offer emotional & physical support to our residents while assisting with meal times, personal care, leisure activities and much more. We ask that you are seen as an extension to our resident’s family by treating them with the same kindness and compassion that you would treat your own loved-ones.

You will be given a thorough induction into your role via one of our experienced mentors, while receiving both online and face to face training during this time and throughout your career at Adept Care. Our dedicated Training Manager and Dementia Manager are happy to arrange or support with any additional training you feel you may need to ensure you are supported in reaching your full potential while fulfilling your career ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional & physical support to residents
• Assist with meal times, personal care, and leisure activities
• Act as an extension of the resident’s family, showing kindness and compassion

What we offer

• Excellent rates of pay
• Training and career development
• 38.5 - 44 hours a week
• Alternate weekends
• 5.6 weeks holidays
• Free uniform & DBS provided
• Onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• Employee of the month award
• Friendly working environment
• Refer a friend scheme worth £250 (per referral)
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents

Plus, our Bespoke Benefits package

• Pay Day Advance (Interest free loans up to £2,000 repayable up to 20 months)
• Personalised offers and discounts at 1000’s of big-name brands of your choice
• Savings on weekly/monthly shopping
• Free Health & Wellbeing programs, as well as the Employee Assistance Program
• Instore/Online discounts and gift cards at hundreds of participating retailers
• Access to a Private GP
• Cycle2Work scheme and many more

What we are looking for

• Previous care experience (desirable)
• Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills
• Positive and caring attitude (essential)

At Adept Care Homes, our dedicated and enthusiastic team welcome people who are motivated by making a difference to our resident’s lives. Our family-run business values aptitude as much as qualifications when recruiting.

All our homes are now registered for the Concert for Carers Scheme, where you can enter ballots to win free tickets to events such as comedy shows & music gigs.

If you feel you are the right person for our Care Assistant position, apply now!

Adept Care Homes, a superb place to live or work.