Care Assistant

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Preston; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perkbox EAP

Long service rewards

Birthday rewards

Career development

Job summary

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to join our on-site team at Bethany House, a modern 26-bed home just outside Preston. You will provide high quality personal care and support residents with daily activities.

We offer flexible hours, buddy system, ongoing management support and staff rewards in a welcoming charity environment.

Qualifications

• Care experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a team with empathy for older residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, professional care to residents.
• Assist with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect as individuals.
• Encourage independence and participation in activities within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks.
• Work as part of a team and be willing to take on any task to provide excellent care.
• Be well-organised, adaptable and practical.
• Shifts cover 8.00-15.00, 15.00-22.00, 8.00-22.00.

Skills

Care experience

Empathy

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

Location: On site / Gamull Ln, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6TQ, UK
job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Healthcare Assistants
HourlyFixed salary:£ 13.53

Care Assistant

Could you do a job where you change lives?

Do you have care experience?

We are looking for compassionate and adaptable Care Assistants to join our friendly and dedicated Care Team at our home in Preston.

Bethany House is a modern, purpose-built 26-bed home just outside Preston, Lancashire, where older people receive compassionate, person-centred care. View our wonderful home here .

• Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents.
• Help a resident with personal cleanliness such as helping a resident with a bath.
• Support residents to eat and drink.
• Get to know residents so as to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
• Treat others as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
• Treat our residents with dignity and respect.
• Support our residents to keep independent and healthy and encourage themto be part of the community within the home.
• Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when needed.
• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
• You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our clients; and
• You need to be well-organised, adaptable and practical.

Shifts: 8.00-15.00,15.00-22.00, 8.00-22.00

• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Assigned buddy
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

—What our staff say about us: …"It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" … —

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.