Care Assistant

Oake Meadows Care Home; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Company pension

Full induction and career development

Free uniform

DBS

Job summary

Oake Meadows Care Home in Taunton is seeking compassionate Care Assistants to support residents with daily living, personal care, and engaging activities. You’ll join a friendly team in a community that values dignity and well‑being.

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

Qualifications

• Experience isn’t required, but a kind personality is essential.
• Good written and verbal communication helps you connect with residents and families.
• You’ll work well in a team and support colleagues as part of a caring community.
• Flexibility is important; shifts include weekends and varied hours.
• Basic IT skills help you use electronic devices and care-record systems.

Responsibilities

• Organise and participate in social and recreational activities.
• Assist residents with personal care and mealtimes.
• Support residents to maintain independence and dignity.
• Get to know residents and their families to provide personalised care.
• Maintain accurate records of care and daily activities.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

IT skills

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

Care Assistant

Hours: Days, Nights- 22, 33 or 44 per week

Location: Oake Meadows Care Home,33 Wyvern Road, Taunton, TA1 4RA

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.

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