Care Assistant

Signature Senior Lifestyle Limited; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading luxury care home as a Care Assistant in Kingston upon Thames. You will provide compassionate care to residents, assisting with daily activities and fostering a supportive environment. Enjoy flexible hours, career development opportunities, and a range of employee benefits including life assurance and annual leave.

Benefits

Up to 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Free meals on shift for staff working over 6 hours

Life Assurance Scheme

Refer A Friend Incentive: £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus

Ongoing career training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Study support

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Good communication skills required.
• Some IT skills needed.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking, and mobility.
• Contribute to developing residents' Care Plans.
• Engage residents in activities like bingo, shopping, and live music.

Skills

Communication

IT Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

You’ll be part of a caring, supportive team with exciting career development opportunities, and flexible full and part-time hours, when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Care Assistant at our luxury care and nursing home in Kingston upon Thames.

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Your role at Signature

We’ll need you to bring your compassion and uniqueness to this role. Your days as a Care Assistant will be varied, interesting and rewarding, from general care to specialist dementia care. You’ll assist residents with washing, dressing, eating, drinking, and mobility. You’ll help make their apartments feel like home. You’ll enjoy their favourite activities, such as bingo, shopping, and live music. You’ll develop strong relationships with residents and their families.

You’ll be respectful of residents’ choices, dignity, and independence at all times. You’ll also contribute to developing residents' Care Plans, being aware of any specialist support needs.

What Signature Offer

• From £13.10 per hour
• Shift times: 07:00 - 21:30, 07:00 - 14:30, and 14:00 - 21:30
• Full-time positions available
• Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
• Free meals on shift for staff working over 6 hours
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Refer A Friend Incentive: £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
• Ongoing career training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support, and wellbeing services
• Additional benefits: cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards, and more

Transport Links

• Nearest train station: Norbiton
• Walking distance from station: 25 minutes
• Driving: Close to M25/A3 motorway

Signature People

We are kind, compassionate, positive, resilient, proactive, organized, honest, accountable, passionate, and eager to develop. If this describes you, you’ll fit right in.

No experience is necessary to become a Care Assistant, just good communication skills and some IT skills. An NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care is advantageous.

About Signature

Signature Senior Lifestyle offers unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We strive for excellence and aim to make a meaningful difference in our residents’ lives. Our team is our greatest asset. We foster a supportive environment with tailored training and career development opportunities at all levels.

Wake up the compassion inside you. Apply to Signature Senior Lifestyle today.

We care for our team as much as for our residents. Wake up to better at Signature!