Care Assistant

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Thrupp; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (pro rata for part‑tim

Free uniform

Free DBS

Free car parking

Life assurance

Comprehensive induction and training

Refer a Friend scheme up to £1000

Employee Assistance programme

Care Worker Charity membership

Blue Light Card and My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant for The Lakes Care Home, a 64-bed facility in Cirencester. You will support daily routines, personal care and companionship, helping residents maintain independence in a caring, respectful environment.

We welcome experienced carers and those new to care, offering induction and ongoing development to build a rewarding career within our not-for-profit organisation. Join a supportive team with defined training and progression paths.

Qualifications

• Experience in caregiving or a willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building.
• Able to work as part of a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines and personal care for residents.
• Assist with bathing, dressing and mobility as required.
• Create a warm, dignified environment and build trusting relationships.

Skills

Communication

Caregiving

Teamwork

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Care Assistant

The Lakes is a 64 bed Care Home situated in South Cerney, Cirencester. The home offers Day, Respite, Residential and Dementia care in a comfortable, homely setting. We’re rated 9.8 Carehome.co.uk and Good by the Care Quality Commission.

We are looking for you to work as a care assistant making a real difference to our residents lives every day. Along with supporting daily routines and personal care (washing, bathing, supporting toilet use) we are looking for the right people to genuinely care for our residents and create a happy fulfilled life for them. Some days may be challenging but you will laugh, have fun and make lasting memories. You’ll become part of our extended family too, bringing kindness, exceptional care and dignity to our care homes.

We are looking for both experienced carers and those that are new to care to build our teams with diverse people who can bring all sorts of life experience to the job. We provide induction training and support, with ongoing development opportunities for you to really build a career with us. You will be a great communicator and able to build relationships and positive working and living environments. We’d love you to love your job.

AND IN RETURN

We’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK, meaning we reinvest every penny we make into our homes, residents lives and team members. We offer a great range of benefits:

• 28 days holiday; increasing with length of service (pro rat’d for part time)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Free car parking
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more.