Care Assistant

Evolve Care Group; Ilfracombe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Breaks

Complementary meals

Blue Light card eligibility

Free DBS

Refer a Friend bonus voucher

Full-time, part-time and bank hours

Automatic pension enrolment

CPD accredited training

NVQ part funded support

12 weeks induction with Mentor

Career opportunities

24/4 welfare helpline

Job summary

Edenmore Nursing Home is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to support residents with daily living, including personal care, meals and activity participation. You will help residents on dementia journeys, accompany them on community outings, and ensure accurate daily notes are entered into the home’s computer system.

The role offers a 24/4 welfare line, CPD training, and pension participation as part of a supportive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Support elderly residents with day-to-day activities and personal care, including assistance with washing, dressing and using the bathroom.
• Assist residents on dementia journeys during meals, activities, and community outings.
• Record daily notes on the home's computer system with attention to detail.

Job description

Being a Care Assistant will involve you supporting elderly residents with their day-to-day lives, this can include supporting residents who are on a dementia journey at meal times, joining in and supporting with activities, going out into the community, personal care including support with washing, dressing and using the bathroom and recording daily notes on to the home's computer system which requires excellent attention to detail.

Feeling like you belong at work can make such a difference to your day.

Knowing you fit in and belong when you walk into a shift can turn feeling unmotivated or anxious into feeling at home and excited to be at work.

Edenmore Nursing Home is a care home made up of many different personalities, life histories, faiths and identities. No two people are the same yet there is so much commonality throughout the home, no matter how diverse we are, we all have the ability to be compassionate, to be kind to each other, to want to strive towards excellence (one of Edenmore's values). This isn't just about carrying out a job, our people are here because they want to give our residents a continuation of life and to ensure they always feel safe, valued and live with dignity at a place they can call home.

Benefits as a Care Assistant:

• Paid Breaks
• Complementary meals
• Select Bank Holidays Qualify for Enhanced Pay
• Young workers (18+) are paid the same as those aged 25+
• Blue Light card eligibility (access to discounts at hundreds of hight street & online retailers)
• Free DBS
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus voucher scheme - £50 each
• Full-time, part-time and bank hours offered
• Automatic enrolment on to our pension scheme
• CPD accredited training programme delivered by the home's Care Academy
• NVQ part funded support
• 12 weeks induction programme with support from an assigned Mentor
• Career opportunities
• A 24/4 specialist welfare help line for guidance & support

What is Expected of you