Care Assistant

Primelife; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Primelife is seeking a part-time Care Assistant to support residents at Barons Park Nursing and Residential Home in Kirby Muxloe. The role offers afternoon shifts across a 7-day week, with training provided and a strong focus on compassionate, dignified care.

We welcome candidates with or without prior care experience and provide full training. DBS is fully funded, and there are Holiday Pay and Refer a Friend bonuses for successful referrals.

Qualifications

• Previous Care Assistant or Support Worker experience is desirable but not required.
• Full training provided.
• Dignified resident care and respect for individual abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and daily outfit choices.
• Support residents to dine, ensuring good nutrition and hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility with mobility aids and equipment.
• Provide friendship and accompany residents on social outings or appointments.
• Maintain accurate records and complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary care team to promote well-being.
• Greet and assist family members with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Compassionate

Dementia awareness

Job description

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 part 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 Barons Park Nursing and Residential Home, in Kirby Muxloe. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 46 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Part time Care Assistant:

• This role offers great work life balance, with afternoon shift patterns across a 7-day working week.
• 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!

Responsibilities of our Part time 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 Part time 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.