Care Assistant

Orchard Care Homes; Preston; Vor Ort; GBP 12.000 - 17.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hundreds of colleague discounts

Company-supported pension

Fully funded DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing app

Colleague discounts across holidays, d

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Zusammenfassung

Orchard Healthcare Group is seeking a caring and dedicated Care Assistant for Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home in Preston. You will deliver personal care and support residents with daily needs, working within a welcoming and caring team.

The role offers full and part-time schedules with day shifts, providing a chance to grow professionally and contribute to a compassionate care environment. DBS checks and pension support are provided, along with employee discounts and well-being resources.

Qualifikationen

• Warm, empathetic and genuinely passionate about care.
• Committed to person-centred support.
• Excellent communicators and team players.

Aufgaben

• Delivering personal care such as washing, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene.
• Supporting residents in meaningful activities, leisure outings, and appointments.
• Serving meals and refreshments with warmth and courtesy.
• Maintaining a clean, pleasant, and welcoming environment.
• Observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical or emotional wellbeing.
• Acting as a key worker for a group of residents, ensuring care is tailored to their individual preferences.
• Supporting new team members and contributing to a positive team culture.

Jobbeschreibung

Martin Field Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 9HL

per hour

Schedule/Hours – Full & Part Time Available - Days

Are you looking for a career where you can truly make a difference every single day? At Orchard Healthcare Group, we believe in empowering extraordinary people to deliver exceptional care. If you’re compassionate, enthusiastic, and ready to grow in a supportive and rewarding environment, this is the opportunity for you.

As a Care Assistant at

Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home

,you’ll be a vital part of our dedicated care team. You’ll support residents with their daily needs, always treating them with dignity, respect, and kindness. Your responsibilities will include:

What You'll Be Doing

Delivering personal care such as washing, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene

Supporting residents in meaningful activities, leisure outings, and appointments

Serving meals and refreshments with warmth and courtesy

Maintaining a clean, pleasant, and welcoming environment

Observing and reporting changes in residents’ physical or emotional wellbeing

Acting as a key worker for a group of residents, ensuring care is tailored to their individual preferences

Supporting new team members and contributing to a positive team culture

We’re seeking someone who is:

Warm, empathetic, and genuinely passionate about care

Committed to person-centred support

Excellent communicators and team players

Willing to learn and grow professionally

Respectful of privacy, dignity, and independence

Everything You’ll Love

Career development from day one, with clear progression pathways

Hundreds of colleague discounts every month across shopping, holidays, dining, tech, and more

Excellent employee recognition schemes such as

‘Making a Difference” award and

Long Service Awards

Free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through an

Employee Assistance Programme helpline and wellbeing app that’s available 24/7, all year round

Company-supported pension scheme to invest in your future

Fully funded DBS check

About Orchard Healthcare Group

For more than 15 years, Orchard Healthcare Group has been dedicated to delivering exceptional care for older people and being an active, trusted part of the local community. We are committed to delivering care we would want for our own families.

We invest in our people and support continuous professional development, offering a wide range of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.

We proudly support the Armed Forces community and welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and military spouses as part of our commitment to the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We value the unique skills and experiences that service personnel bring and are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.