Care Assistant

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Great Finborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Friendly staff team

Assigned buddy

Management support

Flexible working hours

Team events

Care Friends referral

Perkbox with Employee assistance

Long-standing service rewards

Birthday rewards

Job summary

Pilgrims’ Friend Society in Great Finborough (near Stowmarket) is seeking a Care Assistant to join the day shift team, supporting 32 residents across residential, dementia and respite care. You will provide high-quality care, assist with personal hygiene, help residents eat and drink, respect individuality, and encourage independence with dignity.

We emphasize teamwork, empathy for older people, and a warm, community-focused environment in a modern home.

Qualifications

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them; you need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and you need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.

Job description

Location: On site / Pilgrims Way, Great Finborough, Stowmarket IP14 3AY, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Healthcare Assistants
HourlyFixed salary:£ 13.48

Care Assistant - Full Time, Days

Could you do a job where you change lives?

As part of Pilgrims’ Friend Society, we foster a supportive environment which respects and celebrates Christian beliefs. We aim to provide holistic care which embraces our values of The Way we Care (TWWC) from our Touching Lives campaign. The purpose of this is to recognise that each individual is unique, and we are there to strive to create a nurturing environment where residents feel cared for. Our care staff provide holistic end of life care which focuses on emotional wellbeing. We aim to enhance the quality of the people who live with us (our family members) lives in different ways, this includes singing and reading the Bible with them.

We currently haveopportunities for Care Assistants who are enthusiastic and motivated to join our Care Teamwhoprovide care 24/7forour 32 residents providing residential, dementia and respite care. Finborough Courtis a modern and spacioushomein the quiet, rural village of Great Finborough. For more information about our Finborough Home, .

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage them to be part of the community within the home.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.

*We welcome applications from those who demonstratethe willingness and dedication to learn.As long as you are caring, sensitive and attentive towards the needs of others.

• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Assigned buddy
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

What our staff say about us: "It is a friendly and welcoming place to work"

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.