Care Assistant

Sanctuary Care; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit care organization in Houghton-le-Spring is seeking a Care Assistant. In this role, you will provide personalized care to residents and facilitate social activities. While experience isn't required, a caring and enthusiastic attitude is essential. This position offers various benefits including training opportunities, flexible shifts, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

Cycle to Work scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Life assurance

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Comprehensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training provided.
• Must be enthusiastic and energetic.
• Respect and dignity for all individuals.

Responsibilities

• Work as a team to enrich residents' lives.
• Provide personalized care per individual care plans.
• Facilitate leisure and social activities.
• Support residents, their families, and colleagues.

Skills

Team work

Caring attitude

Good communication

Flexible approach

Kindness towards older people

Job description

Overview

Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.

Role

Care Assistant

Pavillion Residential and Nursing Home, North View Terrace, Chilton Moor, Houghton le Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 5NW

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Hours: Full and part time hours available - including Day and Night shifts

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team.

94% of our employees told us in a recent staff survey that they would recommend Sanctuary Care as a great place to work.

There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Pavillion all regardless of role. Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Pavillion is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Our People and Benefits

At the heart of our organisation are our incredible people and we're dedicated to making Sanctuary Care an amazing place to work. That's why we provide a package that includes support for:

• Your Mind and Body
• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

• Your Financial Wellbeing
• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

• Your Job
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities including a Team Leader Development programme
• Ability to be part of inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Role responsibilities

• First and foremost – work together as a team to enrich residents’ lives and support colleagues while having fun in the process
• Provide the highest quality of personalised care to residents in line with their individual care plans
• Facilitate leisure and social activities as a regular part of the day
• Be kind and supportive to residents, their families and colleagues, contributing to a positive working environment

What skills do I need?

• Team work: a happy team contributes to happy residents and a happy home
• Experience is not essential; we provide training and support. What matters is that you are caring, enthusiastic and energetic
• Good communication and a flexible approach
• Kindness and a genuine liking for older people, with respect and dignity for all

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

If you are applying internally, please use your internal careers account to submit your application.

Job Reference: 223988

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

We may receive many applications, so the advertisement may be withdrawn at any time. Please apply early.

Inclusion and diversity is a core value. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout the application process in line with Sanctuary’s Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment for employees and customers. We work with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary for a successful application, which we will pay for. Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.