Care Assistant

Oakdale Care Home; Poole; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Company pension

Full inductions and career development

Free Uniform and DBS

Job summary

Oakdale Care Home in Poole, Dorset is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to join our team. The role covers day shifts with mornings and alternating weekends, helping residents with personal care, activities, and companionship.

No prior experience is required as full training will be provided. We value kindness, teamwork, and strong communication, with IT basics to help maintain records. Benefits include free parking, pension, full inductions, uniform and DBS.

Qualifications

• Experience isn’t required; full training provided.
• Ability to communicate well with residents and families.
• Willingness to work mornings and alternate weekends.
• Comfort with using electronic devices and computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Organise and take part in social and recreational activities.
• Assist with residents’ personal care and mealtimes.
• Provide support to help residents maintain their independence.
• Get to know residents and their families to provide the best possible care.
• Maintain accurate records.

Skills

Compassion

People skills

Team player

Communication skills

Flexibility

IT literacy

Job description

Care Assistant

Hours: Days - mornings and every other weekend

Location:

Oakdale Nursing Home, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8RQ

If you’re a compassionate person with a love for helping others, we’d like to talk to you.

Our residents need the support of caring people, like you, to help them lead fulfilling lives.

Experience isn’t required, but a kind personality is. We provide full training and ongoing development to help you build confidence, gain qualifications, and progress your professional career.

We’re Looking For

• Full and part-time candidates
• With compassion and a drive to help others.
• You’ll need good written/verbal communication and people skills.
• We like people who work well in a team.
• Flexibility is important. Team members work alternate weekends.
• Good IT skills, able to work with electronic devices and/or computer systems.

Benefits

• Free/onsite parking
• Company pension
• Full inductions and brilliant opportunities for career development.
• Free Uniform and DBS.

How You’ll Make a Difference

You’ll be helping our residents live satisfying and dignified lives by supporting their physical and emotional needs. As part of a kind and caring team, you will:

• Organise and take part in social and recreational activities.
• Assist with residents’ personal care and mealtimes.
• Provide support to help residents maintain their independence.
• Get to know residents and their families to provide the best possible care.
• Maintain accurate records.

About Us

Welford Healthcare was founded in 2017 with the goal of building a boutique collection of quality care homes across the UK. Our strategy is to grow our business by acquiring mature care homes with quality foundations and strong potential for improvement and by investing in our people and our properties to ensure our homes are always inviting and homely. Whilst we are a growing business, we never lose sight of our primary and enduring purpose which is to provide good quality care for vulnerable adults. As we acquire new homes, we leverage our resources and expertise to ensure that the homes we run always have our residents’ wellbeing at their hearts.

Our senior leadership team has extensive experience of operating, opening and acquiring quality care homes with proven track records in regulatory compliance and running commercially successful businesses where meeting the needs and ensuring the happiness of our residents and our teams are the cornerstones of our approach.