Care Assistant

Care Concern Group; Goldthorn Hill; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Maplebrook Care Home, part of Willinbrook Healthcare within Care Concern Group, seeks a Care Assistant to support residents with complex needs, including advanced dementia and mental health conditions. You will follow care plans, promote dignity, and respond to wellbeing changes in a calm, patient manner.

The role emphasizes compassionate, team-based care and opportunities to develop within a specialist complex care environment across the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in Health & Social Care or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in care or mental health is beneficial but not essential.
• Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and respectful approach.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with complex needs following individual care plans.
• Promote dignity, independence and wellbeing for residents.
• Build positive relationships and respond appropriately to changes in behaviour or wellbeing.
• Maintain a calm, patient and resilient approach while delivering safe care.
• Work with the wider team to ensure care is delivered consistently.

Skills

Caring attitude

Good communication

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Willingness to learn

Education

NVQ2 Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Care Assistant, you will support individuals with a range of complex needs, including advanced dementia, mental health conditions and other long term health challenges. Your role is to provide safe, consistent and person centred care that promotes dignity, independence and wellbeing. Working closely with the wider team, you will follow individual care plans and support structured routines, helping to create a calm, stable and supportive environment. You will build positive relationships with residents, understanding their needs and responding appropriately to changes in behaviour or wellbeing. This is a hands on role that requires patience, resilience and a calm approach, supporting both the physical and emotional needs of residents while ensuring care is delivered safely and consistently at all times.

• A caring, compassionate and respectful approach
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• A calm, patient and resilient attitude
• Willingness to learn and develop within a complex care environment
• Previous experience in care or mental health is beneficial but not essential
• NVQ2 in Health & Social Care, or willingness to obtain

Maplebrook Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.

Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments. Our five core values Trust|Respect|Passion|Kindness|Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.