Care Assistant

Primelife; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.9

Opportunities to learn and progress

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, £250

Access to Blue Light Card

Job summary

Primelife is seeking a Care Assistant to join our team at St Michaels Care Centre in Waddington, Lincolnshire. This full-time, permanent role offers an hourly rate of £12.96–£13.32 and full training.

You will support residents with daily activities, nutrition, mobility, and social engagement, while maintaining records and working with a multidisciplinary team to ensure well-being. DBS is funded, and there are progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings is desirable, but not essential as full training is provided.
• Patient, understanding and respectful to residents with a genuine caring nature.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day.
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration.
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with mobility aids and equipment.
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments.
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation.
• Being part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals to promote residents' health and well-being.
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries.

Job description

Location: Waddington, Lincolnshire

Employment: Permanent - Full time

Salary: £12.96 to £13.32 per hour

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

Prime Life are on the lookout for passionate and dedicated care professionals to join our friendly team as a Care Assistant, on a Full Time basis. At present, we have several vacancies available and are keen to meet with candidates as soon as possible for interviews.

This role will be based at St Michaels Care Centre, in the heart of Waddington in Lincolnshire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 40 residents, living with a range of age-related conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions, and as such require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, some of our residents live with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Care Assistant

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96 to £13.32 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!
• Access to Blue Light Card

Responsibilities of our Care Assistant include:

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and choosing an outfit for the day ahead
• Supporting residents to dine at mealtimes and maintain good nutrition and hydration
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship, and accompanying residents on social outings or appointments
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

What we're looking for in our Care Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.