Care Assistant

plusdebleu; Little London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care provider in Little London is seeking Care Assistants for day shifts. The role involves personal care, support with daily living, and building strong relationships with residents and families. Pay starts at £12.25 per hour and offers various benefits including paid holiday and ongoing training opportunities. Ideal candidates are patient, organized, and have experience with older people.

Benefits

Paid holiday up to 28 days

Signing-on bonus

Paid mandatory training

Qualifications

• Experience with older persons in residential care.
• Willing to learn and flexible.
• Good with people and organized.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and day-to-day living activities.
• Build relationships with residents and family members.
• Document care records and communicate with team leaders.

Skills

Experience working with older people

Good written and verbal communication

IT competency

Caring and patient

Education

QCF 1-5 (equivalent NVQ 2 or 3 in Care)

Job description

Care Assistant - day shifts

Immediate start at Whetstone, N20. Work flexibly around your family or other commitments; we can offer between 24 and 36 hours per week.

We are recruiting Care Assistants to our residential care homes in Barnet. We care for older persons / older persons living with dementia.

THE ROLE

Duties will include personal care, moving and handling, mealtime support, social activities, and those other tasks required to support our residents through their lives.

You will build strong relationships with all those around you, making sure family and friends feel welcomed, that health care professionals are kept well-informed, and that you are keeping your team leader up to speed with residents needs and progress.

You will also help our residents to live a full life; to be more independent, to enjoy their daily activities, and to exercise choice in their day-to-day living.

Whether you are assisting your team leader, completing care records, or lending someone a hand to eat their lunch, you will make all the residents you care for feel safe, comfortable and secure. In other words, you will make them feel right at home.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU?

• Pay rates start at £12.25 per hour, and increase depending on your experience and qualifications.
• Paid holiday up to 28 days.
• Staff recognition scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Assistance with London transport costs.
• Assistance with London accommodation costs.
• Workplace pension contributions through NEST.
• Free uniform.
• Paid mandatory training, and the opportunity for ongoing specialist training, e.g. advanced food hygiene / diabetes / dementia, to ensure you can professionally develop yourself, and best meet the care needs of this service user group.
• £250 signing-on bonus / £250 annual retention bonus / unlimited £250 refer a friend scheme.
• Career advancement opportunities to ensure you can enjoy a fulfilling career in this sector.
• Long service awards.

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO HAVE?

You will have experience working with older people in residential care, you are willing to learn, are flexible, patient, caring, organised, enthusiastic, and great with people.

You will have good written and verbal communication, and be IT competent.

You will need to be flexible to work shifts on a rota basis.

You will be eligible to work in the UK.

You may have completed your QCF 1-5 (equivalent NVQ 2 or 3 in Care).

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO?

Please forward your CV with full contact details including postal and email address.

On receipt your CV will be reviewed and we will contact you in regard to holding a telephone interview.

If successful we will complete your recruitment, induction / training, and get you started as soon as possible.

If you would like a meaningful career making a positive impact to the lives of those who require care and support, then please apply now!

• terms and conditions apply
• Contact: Staff Administrator